Monday 13 October 2014

Top 5 Places to Take a Tribal India Tour

Tribes in India has its own identity because of their rich cultural heritage and practise of their own religion, language , attire , festivals etc.
If you are interested to meet these ethnic community or take a trip to the Tribal Villages in INDIA , these are the Top Five destinations.

1- ODISHA (Orissa)for BONDA, DUNGURIA KONDH , GODOBA, PARAJA tribes at South west part of the state .Also a week to ten days trip to KORAPUT ,RAYAGADA DIST will bring you an excellent opportunity to meet theses ethnic tribes .
2-CHATISHGARH OR JAGDALPUR is also an ideal destination for Tribal tour and tribal craft where one can see Muria, Maria , Baiga ,Gund, Dhuruba tribes
Chatishgarh can be combined  with Odisha for the tribal tour and a two weeks itinerary can be ideal to explore this  region.
3-ARUNACHAL in North East is home for several ethnic group such as APATANI, MOMPA, ADI , NAGA etc who has their own identity and rituals.A journey to North East states like ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM, MEGHALAYA is a treat if you want to visit etnic villages and festivals for tribes.
4-GUJARAT in western part of INDIA offers nice trip to various ethnic community like RAVARI, RATWAS  JAT, DANG, GARASIA  because of their traditional costumes and embroidery .During March -april , the tribes in Gujarat celebrates very colourful and ethnic festival which can be a life time experience.
5-MADHYA PRADESH -There are 46 recognized Scheduled Tribes in Madhya Pradesh, India, three of which have been identified as 'Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups' (PTGs)(formerly known as 'Special Primitive Tribal Groups'}. The population of Scheduled Tribals (ST) is 20.27% of the state population (12.233 million out of 60.385 million), according to the 2001 census.[1] Bounded by the Narmada River to the north and the Godavari River to the southeast, tribal peoples occupy the slopes of the region's mountains.
The main tribal groups in Madhya Pradesh are Gond, Bhil, Baiga, Korku, Bhariya, Halba, Kaul, Mariya, and Sahariya.

Dhar, Jhabua and Mandla districts have a more than 50 percent tribal population. In Khargone, Chhindwara, Seoni, Sidhi andShahdol districts, 30 to 50 percent of the population is of tribes. The largest population is that of the Gond tribes.

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