Superstitious and Amazing Culture of Ancient Hindu Tribes of Cholistan (An Interpretative and Analytical Study)
Keywords:
Bawaria, Bhil, Mengwals, Punchak, Sati, Cholistan, Barat, Bhopay, DeviAbstract
Before the partition of India (1947.) Cholistan was a part of Rajasthan India. It’s a cradle of great Indus civilization and the Hindu tribes of Cholistan are representative of this great civilization. They are still followers of their ancient traditions. Superstitions are a major part of their ancient rituals. Though some published works are available on Cholistan but not a single work has yet appeared on Hindu tribes of cholistan. Keeping in view the lack of publish material on Hindu tribes of cholistan attempt has been made to highlight the amazing and superstitious culture of Hindu tribes of cholistan. Primarily this article is based upon observations, group discussions and interviews of Hindu tribal representatives however secondary sources have also been used where necessary. The article has been classified into two sections: Superstitious culture and Amazing Culture.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10282186
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