Colorful Desia Kondh tribal people are a distinctive minority group in Orissa,India with individual customs,jewelry and dress

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The Desia Kondh are one of the large number of tribal minority groups living in the Eastern Ghats of Orissa in India. Most of the tribal habitat is hilly and forested whilst tribal economy is subsistence oriented combining hunting and collecting with shifting cultivation. As regards marriage, the most widely prevalent practice among the tribes of Orissa is through "capture"and bride-price is an inseparable part of tribal marriage, Women wear traditional jewelry including elaborate ear rings and noserings and are often tattooed elaborately on their faces.

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Location: Rayagada,Eastern Ghats,Orissa,India,Asia
Photo credit: © NORMA JOSEPH / Alamy / Afripics
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