Warrior Bull of the Gonds | Annual Raj Gond Festival | Martial Traditions of Mesram Clan Shyampur village (also known as Shampur), Utnoor mandal, Adilabad district, Telangana — celebrated annually by the Raj Gonds of the Mesram clan in the Hindu lunar month of Magha (January–February) . This jatara honours Budumdev , the divine bull deity believed to be the guardian of the clan's warriors. Devotees from Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh gather at the ancient shrine locat…

Goddess of the Universe | Annual Tribal Festival of Sirpur (U) | Shakti Worship Among Gonds Lingapur village, Sirpur (U) mandal, Komarambhim Asifabad district, Telangana — celebrated annually by the Gond, Kolam, and Pardhan Adivasi communities in the Hindu month of Chaitra (March–April) or Magha (January–February) . This jatara honours Jagadamba , the Mother Goddess of the Universe, believed to protect the tribe from evil spirits, diseases, and natural calamities. Devotees from Telangana, Maharash…

Adilabad district, Telangana (Various mandals including Utnoor, Asifabad, Narnoor, Indravelli, and Neredigonda) — celebrated every year by the Gond and Kolam Adivasis in the lunar month of Margashira (December–January) . This festival marks the beginning of the tribal festival season and involves taking wooden deities ('Devul') to sacred water bodies for the ritual bath known as 'Gangasnan'. The Kolam and Gond Adivasis perform special puja to Bheemalpen during this season[referen…

Thodasam Clan’s Sacred Festival | Unique Sesame Oil Ritual | Annual Gathering of Raj Gonds Narnoor village & mandal, Adilabad district, Telangana — celebrated every year by the Thodasam clan of Raj Gonds on the full moon day (Purnima) of Pushya masam (January) . The five-day festival draws thousands of Adivasis from Gond, Kolam, Thoti, and Pardhan communities, as well as devotees from Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. Annual – Pushya Purnima (Ja…