Question

describe some of the common customs and beliefs of the bastar people

Answer 1

The Bastar people believed:

(i) That each village was given its land by the Earth. They thus revered and thanked the Earth by making some offerings on each agricultural festival.

(ii) They showed respect to the spirits of the river, the forests, and the mountains.

(iii) Each village was aware of their boundaries. All natural resources within that boundary were looked after and the responsibility of the local people.

(iv) Wood could be taken from forests of another village only after payment of a small fee called dand or man.

(v) Some villages engaged watchmen to protect their forests. Every household contributed some grain as payment for the services to the watchmen.

Answer 2

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Some common customs and beliefs of the bastar people are;

• The people of Bastar believe that the village was given its land by the earth and in return, they look after the earth by making some offering at each agricultural festival.

• In addition to the Earth they show respect to the spirit of the river the forest and the mountain.

• If people from the village want to take some wood from the forest of another village, they pay a small we called "Devsari".

• Some people also protect the forest by engaging watchman and each household contributes some grain to pay them.

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