If India has the cosmopolitan cities like New Delhi and Mumbai then it has also remote villages and various tribal pockets throughout the country. The tribal people claimed as aboriginal population of India are known as ‘Adivasi’, they constitute major portion of Indian population. Surprisingly, throughout the country, there are more than hundreds of tribal groups.
Of course, it is pretty interesting to make India Tribal Tours; on your tribal tour, you can enjoy the traditional cultures, traditional dresses, traditional foods and many more. Though, they are developing and even government also making various policies to assimilate them with the general life of other people. Nevertheless, in various regions of India, many group of tribal people still do not use modern clothing rather they wear olden handcraft clothing or some group even wear the barks of trees. Most part of the male body as well as female remains naked. They eat meat of forest animals and birds, fruits and other forest products. They do not cook their food properly. Therefore, once you tour tribal India, you will not only enjoy the various olden practices but you also get opportunities to learn many things.
There are various tribal regions in India but following are the most important and popular that Local Tour Operators customizes for you:
North-East Tribal Tours
There are total seven states in the north-east India; most of them are the abode of tribal people. Though, in the region, you will find many developed towns (largely the capital of states); however, in the interiors, you can meet with the tribal people. Interestingly, the entire region is located in the Great Himalaya Range so you can enjoy the tribal life and in the lap of very beautiful natural landscapes. Major tribal regions are located in Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya and Assam.
Odisha-Chhattisgarh Tribal Tours
These two states located in the eastern Part of India are quite popular for the tribal tours in India. There are dozens of tribal groups in these regions. You can enjoy their life here; their life-styles are very simple. Their economy is largely run over the forest products. Since, most of Chhattisgarh & Odisha tribal groups live in interior of the forest hence you need some special arrangement and about 7 days holiday to make tribal India tours.
Western India Tribal Tours
Rajasthan and Maharashtra are two important tribal states in western India. There are dozens of tribal groups in these two states. In Rajasthan, about 15% population is tribal. Bhil is the most predominant tribal group. The tribal group of Rajasthan is comparatively developed; they have various interesting traditions including many popular fairs such as ‘Baneshwar Tribal Fair’. The fair is held in the month of January/February at Dungarpur, Rajasthan.
In Maharashtra, the major tribal groups are Bhils, Gonds, Mahadeo Kolis and many others. They have their own cultures and traditions that they practice; not only is this, the traditions and cultures of one group are quite different from the other group. This is the reason that your always remains there and you love to visit one after another tribal region of India.
Gujarat is known its scheduled tribes culture, there are around 29 main tribes, constituting 14.75 per cent of the total population of Gujarat. tribal people of Gujarat are follower of Hinduism, they celebrate Hindu festivals, religion, culture and worship system.
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