A Gadaba tribal woman wearing traditional heavy metal necklaces .Orissa India
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3413 x 5120 px | 28.9 x 43.3 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2006Location:
Orrisa,India,More information:
Gadabas are one of the very primitive and colouful tribes of orissa. They are concentrated in the southern most parts of the state of the ditrict of koraput.The gadabas whose original home was in the north of the Vindhya mountains should be called by a name connected with "GADA" by which a brook or a stream is indicated in the part of the country.The gadabas build their houses in two rows facing each other with some broad way left between them. The headman house is the biggest and it is generally stand in the middle of one of the rows .In front of the headman house a tree , the ficus indica of the banyan or the mango, is planted in the centre of the space between the row of house. The gadabas use very scanty clothes in their dress. Gdabas women wear a number of ornaments to decorate their bodies.Including very heavy metal neklets.The ornaments are generally made out brass or alluminium .They use hairpins in their hair, and the elderly married women wear a peculiar type of ear ring which is made out of silver , brass or alluminium. they use ornaments in their nose and finger. The gadabas believe in many gods and goddess . The gadabas celebrate many festivals such as Bandapana parab, Dushera parab, push parab, and chaita parab. The gadabas celebrate these festivals with most care , sincerety , devotion and fear. The gadabas are very fond of dance and music. Among all the tribes they are very famous for their "dhemsa" dance.The dance is performed by women wearing their famous karenga sa