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January month is the month of celebrations for Gonds and Kolams. Gond Adivasis worship is a month-long traditional celebration of Goddess Jangu Bai. Raj Gonds, Kolams, and their sub-tribes known as the aboriginal tribal communities worship the shrine of Jangu Bai which, according to Adivasis, is believed to have been formed naturally 25,000 years ago. Jangubai, or Raitaar Jango, is the Sadar Pen or the chief goddess of eight Gond sagas or clans and therefore the most revered of all the mythological personalities in Adivasi ethos. The Jangu Bai deity, a wish-granting Goddess, pilgrimage occurs in the auspicious Poos month as per the Gondi calendar and Pushyam month as per the Telugu calendar. The Gonds have a strong belief that the Goddess fulfills their wishes when worshipped with dedication and devotion. For the Gond Adivasis in the country, the Jangubai pilgrimage is a major event associated not only with their religion but their sociocultural identity. The Pen da Dasra or Dev ka ...

Gond tribes (Tribes known as Adivasi) are spread across Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and are also in Madhya Pradesh. Interestingly, the Gondi language belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is related to Tamil and Kannada. Recent excavation of the Gondi lipi at Gunjal Village, Narnurmandal of Adilabad District states the gerontology of this language could be older than Dravidian languages like Tamil, Kannada, or Telugu, or perhaps the origin of these languages could be traced through Gondi language too. Adilabad District of Andhra Pradesh is a Hub of Gonds, Kolams, Andha, Pradhan, Thoti, Nayakpod, and other primitive tribes. Gonds dominate in number over other tribes. According to Pradhan-Subsect of Gond tribes are professional storytellers -oral narrators. The origin of gonads is believed that after giving birth to children, a mother abandoned them and it was the goddess Parvati rescued them, but her consort Sri ShambhuMahadev (Shiva) who kept them captive in a cave. Pa...