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Abujhmadiya Tribe
November 29 , 2025
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- The Abujhmadiya tribe’s members are joining the Bastar Olympics sports tournament.
- The Bastar Olympics are held in Chhattisgarh.
- The Abujhmadiya tribe is a sub-group of the Gond tribe of Central India.
- They belong to the Pre-Dravidian or Proto-Australoid racial group and have a strong physical build.
- They live in the Abujhmarh forests spread across Narayanpur, Bijapur, and Dantewada districts of Chhattisgarh.
- They are one of the 7 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Chhattisgarh.
- They speak Madi, a local form of the Gondi language from the Dravidian family.
- Their main deities include Budhadeva, Thakur Dev, Budhimai, and Lingopen.
- They worship nature, such as the Sun, Moon, rivers, mountains, and Earth.
- Their major festivals are Pola, Kakasar, and Pandum, and they enjoy dances like Kaksar, Gedi, and Rilo.
- Their society is patriarchal, follows clan (gotra) divisions, and is guided by a traditional panchayat led by a Manjhi (chief).
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