A wedding in Niyamgiri | [Photo Thread]
In western Odisha's bauxite-rich Niyamgiri mountains, the sole home of the state's Dongria Kondh tribe, the mountains, streams, and forests are integrated into the community's lives and cultural traditions.
ruralindiaonline.org/articles/a-wed…
In western Odisha's bauxite-rich Niyamgiri mountains, the sole home of the state's Dongria Kondh tribe, the mountains, streams, and forests are integrated into the community's lives and cultural traditions.
ruralindiaonline.org/articles/a-wed…
Western Odisha's bauxite-rich Niyamgiri mountains are the sole home of the state's Dongria Kondh Adivasis.
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Weddings are simple and intimate events, with communities coming together to share tasks. Here, youth from neighbouring villages are on their way to a wedding ceremony to play the dhap, a popular local instrument.
Women from the community accompany Telidi with brass pitchers on their heads to collect water from a perennial mountain spring. Rice is cooked with these waters, and then offered by the bride to Dharani Penu (the Earth Goddess)
The young friends of the bride dance all the way to Lakhpadar, the village of the groom, eagerly watched on by other villagers. Unlike in several communities, where the woman's consent is assumed, the Dongria Kondhs emphasise the willingness of the bride.
The beats of the dhaps are integrated into the dance
as the dancing gathers momentum, while the children of the community await the feast.
as the dancing gathers momentum, while the children of the community await the feast.
Meanwhile, other villagers help to prepare the wedding feast – usually rice, lentils, and meat cooked on firewood with minimal oil and spice, and then served on leaf plates.
And this little girl is pleased by the day's events.
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