Primarily found in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, the BisonHorn Marias tribes are another major sub-castes of the Gonds. They mainly reside in Jagdalpur Tehsil of Chhattisgarh, south of Indravati River. Like Abhuj Marias these tribes also like to live in isolation into deep interiors of forests and avoid contacts from outside world. The majority of BisonHorn Marias speak various and, in part, mutually unintelligible dialects of Gondi, an unwritten language of the Dravidian family.
Each tribe put on a performance of their spectacular local dances and you got a good look at village life, costumes, ornaments and customs. The Bison-Horn Maria quite obviously derive their name from unusual headdresses worn while dancing during ceremonial occasions. Since the bison is becoming scarce, cattle horns are often used, placed on a bamboo frame, with peacock feathers (or chicken feathers) and strings of cowrie shells hanging down from it. This ornate headdress ...
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Spectacular Tradition Of Bison Horn Mariya Bastar
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Chhattisgarh, a little paradise in central India, is not only known for its exceptional scenic beauty, but the region also has a history of its own. Famous for its unique and varied tribal populations, including the world-famous Gonds tribes of Bastar region, Chhattisgarh has a rich cultural heritage, dating back to thousands of years. Chhattisgarh has its own unique form of dances, music, religious beliefs (each tribe has their own gods), cuisine, tribal festivals and more, offering a cultural destination with a difference. Predominantly found in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, the Abhuj Maria tribes are one of the major sub-castes of the Gonds. Known with various names such as Abudjamadis, Abujmariya and Hill Maria, these tribes are mainly live in the deep interiors of forests in Narayanpur Tehsil of Bastar districts. Abhuj Marias speak a Dravidian language called Abujmaria. The 1,500 sq miles of lush green and dense forest area ...
Sirpur - Chattisgarh, is an important historical Buddhist site of India. An important centre of Buddhism during 6th to 10th century BCE, the place was also visited by the famous Chinese traveller Huien Tsang in the 7th century CE, who also described the city in his accounts as a pillar of Buddhsim in the central region. The modern Sirpur, which contains the remains of the ancient and medieval Buddhist era, is one of the most treasured places for the Buddhists and historians.
The Buddhsit monastery at Sirpur - Chhattisgarh, which dates back to the 8th century CE, is one of the largest and most important Buddhist monasteries in India, perhaps even more important than that of Nalanda. The site comprises the remains of 100 Buddha Viharas, 4 Jain Vihara, 200 mounds and more than 100 Shiva temples. Besides, a unique nine-room area was also excavated, which has eight ladders leading to ...
Maa Chandi Siddh Sakti Peeth - Birkoni (Mahasamund)Courtesy :Maa Chandi siddh Sakti Peeth Samiti - Birkoni (Mahasamund)
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Chhattisgarh Energy Education Park- A Park with difference
you may have seen many kinds of parks in differenent parts of the country. However, chhattisgarh energy Eduction Park Raipur in the newly created state of the chhattisgarh is a park with a difference. It is a park on the theme of generation and usage of various forms of Renewable Energy source, surrounded by a beautiful garden with abundance of greenery, colourful flowers, attactive foundation and unique water falls.
It is time that all of us realized the urgent need to use renewable source of energy to the maximum in our day-to-day life, as conventional forms of the energy are not going to last for very long. Energy education park at raipur has been set up to create awareness and educate people in general and childeren in particular about various forms of renewable energy sources. This has been sought to be achieved through ...
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