Dongria Kondh tribal women carrying their goods to the weekly market, Orissa India
DONGRIA KANDHA: The Dongria Kandha, members of the Kandha tribe of Orissa, are found in the Niyamgiri hill ranges of the Eastern Ghats and particularly in the Rayagada and Koraput districts. Dongria Kandhas speak a language, called the kuvi, which is of Dravidian linguistic ancestry. They are able horticulturists and grow jackfruit, mango, pineapple, banana, citrus fruits, ginger, and turmeric. Besides horticulture, they earn their livelihood through shifting cultivation along hill slopes, collection of materials from forests, animal husbandry and wage-earning. The Dongria Kandhas are patrilineal and patriarchal; they have nuclear families, extended families, lineage and clans. Although marriage by negotiation appears to be more prestigious, they too have other ways of acquiring marriage partners, such as the marriage by capture, exchange, or service. Their economies centre round the dongar - hill slopes of shifting cultivation and the dongar is the abode of their deities and supernatural beings. It provides them also with a metaphor for their worldview.
Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: "Niyamgiri Hills,Orissa India
Photo credit: © maurice joseph / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: balance, balancing, basket, baskets, carrying, children, culture, custom, dongria, families, group, head, hills, horticulturists, india, indian, joseph, jungle, kondh, lifestyle, market, maurice, niyamgiri, orissa, primitive, produce, road, track, travel, traveling, tribal, tribe, walking, weekly, women, womenwalking
