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This girl belongs to the Dongoria Kondh (kondh means inhabitants of the hills). She will have walked about 8 km or more from her village and is on her way to the weekly tribal market at Chatikona where the Dongoria and other kondh tribes gather. In her basket is what she hopes to sell, it is probably vegetables. The women of this tribe have a very distinctive hairstyle.
This woman belongs to the Gadaba tribe.
'Gadaba women wear neck rings which are about 500-700 gms each & can not be removed without the help of the Blacksmith. As a part of their tradition, it is only removed after their death. The Gabada tribe is reckoned as one of the oldest and jovial tribes in India. The houses of these Gabada truly reflect their cultural heritage. The society of the Gadaba tribe can be best understood in the villages. Each community is headed by a leader. Their main occupation is agriculture but they also give due importance to cattle rearing. The social set up this tribe is also interesting because it has unique rules for marriage and even building houses. Agriculture is the main occupation some of them involve in other activities like gathering forest products, fishing and hunting. They use animals and its products for various purposes. The cows and buffaloes are utilized mainly for ploughing. They do not milk the cows, as they believe it reduces the strength of the animals. The Gadabas also regard cattle-raising as the true source of their wealth. They believe in sacrificing pigs, cows and buffaloes at the altar of their Vanadevata (god of the jungle). Almost every family rears pigs irrespective of its status and size and keep dogs to ward off evil spirits. A Gadaba woman usually wears a two-piece dress which is very colourful, often striped in red, blue and white, which is woven by the women themselves. The textile is made from the bark of the kereng plant. The ornaments they wear are not very different from those of other tribals. They wear beads of various colours in the hair, silver necklaces and very big brass earrings.'
Portrait of a tribal woman taken at the Kunduli weekly tribal market. She belongs to one of the Kondh tribes but it is difficult to tell which one by the nose rings alone.
On their way to the weekly tribal market at Onukadelli in SW Orissa.
The Bonda walk about 10km from their forest home to the market every week, setting out before dawn to reach Onukadelli about 7 a.m.
Twelve years ago when I was going to Pelling, I had to halt at a place called Gayzing . A very old place indeed ! May be 300 yrs old , may be more. God knows when they started building their Prayer Wall / Mani Wall with stone carving of Buddha, stone carving of Mani ; each plate brought by a separate person from his/her place of origin, placed here on their way to Pilgrimage ; some by locals as offering. Now, the wall is at least 30 ft long and 6 to 7 feet high.
But Monsoon this photograph got nothing to do with Prayer Wall ! Will you talk rational – at least ,for a change !
Wait, I will tell ye. Now the next day was a Sunday and my friend who was coming down from Pelling to receive me was lil late ( she told me that her Sister was to blame ) but by the time she reached Gayzing, I had my first experience of the Weekly Market (Haat)of Gayzing . Heaps of Spices, lots of leafy Greens, woolens, Plastic sandals of every conceivable color, heavily padded Bras & Nylon panties , Children around a homemade ice candy seller , full product range of a Blacksmith, rice, lentils and homemade cheese, butcher's knife coming down fast and heavy on Pork meat while womenfolk exchanged village gossip and smoked a Chutta or two. Smell of chicken shit beneath the dominant fragrance of Dhaniya Patta & Cabbage still fills up the air on every Sunday at our century old Gayzing Haat.
Who told you to believe me! Come and experience our Pelling , if you fancy , buy that nose ring ;-)
Portrait of a tribal woman taken at the Kunduli weekly tribal market. She belongs to one of the Kondh tribes but it is difficult to tell which one by the nose rings alone.
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This is a tribal market held weekly and is a meeting place for the many different tribes living in this area of SW Orissa. It is vibrant and colourful and such an interesting market to visit, one of my favourites.
Man braucht in den Sommerhitze nicht nach Italien zu fliegen, denn das Gebäck und Marzipan kann man auf dem Mainzer Wochenmarkt kaufen.
Immer vielfältiger werden die Vehikel mit denen Menschen unterwegs sind. Die Möglichkeiten zum Abstellen beschränken sich aber meistens auf Autos und normale Fahrräder. Bei Lasten- und Liegerädern wird es oft schon schwer einen Platz zu finden, wo man es vernünftig anschließen kann. Der Abstand zwischen den Bügeln bei den Radabstellanlagen ist meistens zu gering für die oft zweispurigen Fahrzeuge, so dass man auf Pfosten von Verkehrsschildern oder Zäunen angewiesen ist.
Überdachte Abstellanlagen, oder sogar Anlagen mit der Möglichkeit seinen Akku aufzuladen gibt es fast gar nicht, oder nur am Bahnhof.
Immer größer wird auch die Anzahl von Elektromobilen, welche Senioren und kranken Menschen wieder die Möglichkeit bietet individuell mobil zu sein. Gerade für sie ist es wichtig nah am Ziel zu parken.
Wie einfach wäre es, doch hier und da einen PKW Parkplatz in eine Parkfläche umzuwandeln, die gerade für solche Fahrzeuge bessere Abstellmöglichkeiten bieten. Parkhäuser für Autos zu schaffen ist dagegen scheinbar überhaupt kein Problem. Warum ist es da nicht möglich, einen Teil der Parkhausfläche auch diesen Fahrzeugen zur Verfügung zu stellen.
A group of Dongoria men and women on their way to the weekly tribal market held at Chati Kona, in SW Orissa.