Dandami Madia Tribe:
Members of the Dandami Madia tribe perform the traditional Bison Horn Maria dance during a village festival at Judiya Para in Jagdalpur.
- Dandami Maria, also known by other names like Bison Horn Maria and Khalpati Maria, is a tribal community of Chhattisgarh.
- They have derived their name from their unique custom of wearing a distinctive head-gear, which resembles the horns of a wild bison.
- They generally wear head-gear during ceremonies.
- They identify themselves as part of the larger Gond tradition.
- The main distinct language spoken by this tribe is Dandami Maria. Some of them speak Gondi dialects, which is an oral language of Dravidian origins.
- They practice agriculture, supplemented by hunting and fishing.
- Their belief is a combination of Hinduism with Animistic beliefs.
- Their ghotul (youth dormitory for unmarried boys and girls) is an important social institution.
- They perform the traditional Bison Horn Maria dance.
