A dimension within Indigenous Cultural Heritage
This theme focuses on the spiritual traditions and worship of nature within indigenous cultures.
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Overall Community Sentiment
Our tribe is unique because we worship nature, we worship the forest and the land.
— Kachala Choudhary
Our tribe is different because our language and culture are different, and we are nature worshipers.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
We are the Kharia tribal community. And we worship the trees, pillars, and soil of the forest. And accordingly, our festivals, our language are also different. That's why we are separate.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
We are indigenous people and we worship nature.
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We, the tribal people, worship nature. We worship trees and plants. We are always with nature.
— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha
We, the people of the tribal community, are worshippers of nature and are connected to water, forest, and land. Our culture and traditions are unwritten, which makes us different from others.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our tribe is completely different from other castes. Our lifestyle and food habits are completely different. We are completely dependent on nature. We also get various food items from nature. We worship nature.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our tribe is mainly nature-worshipping. Our culture, customs, attire, tradition, and spoken language have a distinct identity that is different from others.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We are from the Gond tribe and we worship nature.
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We are of the Kharia Adivasi tribe. And we worship the trees, posts, and soil of the forest. Accordingly, our festivals and our language are also different. That's why we cannot mix with other communities.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
We are the tribal people of Jhara forest. We have strong faith. Our worship rituals are distinct. We belong to this land.
— Parikshit Majhi · Balangir, Odisha
Adivasi customs are distinct. We worship trees and roots. Our customs should be protected.
— Kachala Choudhary · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Our tribal Gond community are worshipers of nature. Our traditional customs, traditions, and culture Ali.
— Rupesh Maravi
We are nature worshippers who follow tribal customary practices. Our culture, customs, attire, and traditions are unwritten, which are unique.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The three main reasons that primarily define our tribe are birth, death, and marriage rituals; our culture is different from other tribes; and we are nature worshippers.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
The tribal community has always been a worshipper of nature, it has its own traditional rituals and customs.
— Kachala Choudhary
Our tribal Gond community are nature worshippers who protect water, forest, and land, which indeed makes our society completely different from others.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our rituals and environment are different from other tribes.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
Our culture, customs, attire, and spoken language are our identity. We are worshippers of nature, protectors of water, forests, and land, and this very identity makes us completely different from others.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
The tribal community is different from other communities because its lifestyle, diet, and worship methods are connected to nature.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
We worship trees, plants, animals, and medicinal herbs.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
We worship nature, water, forest, giver, and stone.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Our spoken language, attire, food, lifestyle, our culture, customs and traditions, and system are completely different from others, and it is unwritten. We, the people of the Adivasi Gond community, are worshippers of nature, which sets us apart from others.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our tradition is connected to nature.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We, the people of the Adivasi Guna community, are worshippers of nature. Our customs, ancient practices, traditions, and culture are unwritten.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our tribe is different from other tribes because they worship Bade Dev Jai Bade Dev.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Our tribal Gond community worships nature. Our culture, traditions, and customs are unwritten, and our
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We are tribals, we are nature worshippers. We always depend on trees and plants to live. We sustain our livelihood by eating its tubers, fruits, and roots.
— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha
Our culture, customs, and traditions are unwritten, which sets us apart from others. We have primarily been nature worshippers from our ancestors.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our tribe is different from other tribes because our festivals, food, lifestyle, worship, and everything else is different. We live our lives according to our own ways; our eating and drinking habits are also different, and we also eat tubers and fruits from the forests.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our tribal community has distinct festivals, worship, customs, and deities. They come to worship Baba Dev and Muchhad Khutda Mul, separate from Avatara Muka.
— Kachala Choudhary
Forest, worship, tradition, customs and rituals, food and eating habits, religious ceremonies.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
The worship we perform is completely connected to nature.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
For our tribe, the main factors in India are birth, death, marriage rituals, and we are nature worshippers.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
Our secondary tribal community is a worshipper of nature; our culture, traditions, and customary practices are unwritten.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Tribal communities are the protectors of nature. They take only as much from nature as is necessary to live life. They worship things associated with their lifestyle. They are committed to nature conservation, which defines them as unique.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Tribal communities are protectors of nature. They take only as much from nature as is necessary to live. They worship things associated with their lifestyle. They are committed to nature conservation, which defines them uniquely.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Firstly, our lifestyle is nature-centric. Forests, hills, rivers, soil—we have a daily connection with all of these. We see nature not just as a resource, but as a life-giving companion. Secondly, our customs and traditions, traditional knowledge, festivals, songs, dances, and folk tales have made our identity unique. These cultural aspects distinguish us from other tribes. Thirdly, our collective philosophy of life—“Everyone eats together, works together, and supports each other”—this is our strength. The community is considered senior to the individual. Fourthly, our intimate connection with land, forest, and water. Considering the hills as deities, the forest as life, and wildlife as fellow travelers—this is the root of our culture. Therefore, my tribe is different from others because of: Traditional forest food and medicinal knowledge, Collective way of life, Life principles based on ancestral advice and folk tales, Religious perspective based on self-realization and natural relationships, Traditional agriculture, forest livelihood, and indigenous practices. All these elements make my tribe known as a distinct cultural, identity-rich, and glorious community.
— sudhir gamanga · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada
Our culture is the special identity of our being tribal. This includes our attire, food habits, worship, and lifestyle.
— ANIL KUMAR · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The three main factors influencing our tribe are birth, death, and marriage rituals, and we are nature worshipers.
— Birohin · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
