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Bija Pandu
The festival of Chaitra parva is
known as Bija Pandu among the tribal people
known as Koya who are concentrated in the
Malkangiri sub-division of the district of
Koraput. The Koya villages are situated on
patches of clearings in the midst of dense
forests. In each village there happens to be a
Bijigudi or house of Cod. The tribes worship,
'Gudimata', the Mother Earth and also the
earth whom they call Bhumu. During the
festival they worship the Godlings with liquor
and sacrifice an animal or bird.
The Bijapandu is the sacred seed from which
the festival takes it name. During the
festival the men go out hunting and fishing in
groups and return home before dark. During the
days the women keep on singing and dancing,
waiting for their men to come. In the evenings
they unite, feast, drink and dance together.
The Koyas have special variety of dance for
the festival. Men wear huge headgears of
bisson-horns which are richly decorated with
peacock feathers and cowries. The drums are
cylindrical and unusually long. Women wear
brass-caps and hold sticks fitted with
tinkling bells which they strike during the
dance in between the beats. They dance in
circles singing songs of love.
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Religious Festivals
Major Religious Festivals:
Mahashiva Ratri, Durga Puja,
Ganesha
Chaturthi, Lakshmi
Puja, Deepavali,
Dusserah,
Dola
Purnima (Holi),
Akshyaya Trutiya,
Gahma
Purnima,
Makara
Sankranti, Ashokashtami,
Nuakhai,
Basanta
Panchami, Hingula
Yatra, Prathamastami,
Baseli Puja,
Janmastami,
Raja
Sankranti,
Chaitra
Parba, Kartika Purnima,
Rama Navami,
Khudurukuni
Osa, Savitri Brata,
Dhanu Yatra,
Kumar
Purnima, Shamba
Dasami, Sital Shashti,
Magha
Saptami,
Visuva
Samkranti,
Viswakarma
Puja.
Jagannath Temple Festivals
Major
Jagannath Temple Festivals:
Rath Yatra,
Chandan
Yatra,
Devasnana Purnima,
Basanta
Panchami,
Chitou
Amavasya, Nava
Kalebara.
Special festivals
Major Special Festivals:
Puri
Beach Festival,
Konark
Festival,
Kalinga
Mahotsav,
Raja Rani
Music Festival,
Shreekstra
Utsav, Ekamra Utsav,
Dhauli Mahatsova,
Folk Dance Festival,
Khandagiri Festival,
Konark Dance & Music
Festival,
Parab
Festival
Tribal Festivals
Major Tribal Festivals:
Chaita Parva,
Karama
Festival, Bali Jatra,
Sume-Gelirak,
Bija Pandu,
Kedu Festival,
Maghe Parab
Fairs & Exhibitions
Major Fairs & Exibitions:
Bali
Yatra, Magha Mela,
Taratarini
Mela, Joranda Mela,
Makar Mela
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