Question

every tribe has its own tradition find out some traditions of the Adivasis of the dangs and panchmahals​

Answer 1

Explanation:

It’s summer in the Dangs, and the teak trees that dominate the landscape are almost bereft of leaves. The few that cling on to the branches are pale and yellowing. Dry leaves crunch beneath my feet and I sink an inch or two into the forest floor.

But summer is a lucrative season for the tribal community of Dang district. Also called the Dangs, this is the smallest district of Gujarat, with a population that is 93.8% tribal. Teak—or sag as the tree is locally called—is a measure of wealth for the tribals who now have rights (with caveats) to harvest them. Sag tree was also the single most important reason for the British to lay claim to the Dang area.

In the mid-1800s, five Bhil kings fought valiantly against the British who tried to capture the area on several occasions. The Dangs was never conquered, but in 1842, the British managed to pull off a lease agreement with the tribal kings to fell teak. And around this time, colonialists introduced the tradition of a lavish 15-day festival, the ‘Dang Darbar’, to ‘honour’ the kings, who would ride up on horses to receive their annual salyana (income). The first such darbar was held in 1894.

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Now, every year, this ritual from the Raj days is re-enacted in a three-day cultural extravaganza, at Ahwa, the district headquarters.