Narayan Dwarkadas Patel
Kavant Fair is a blend of emotions, successful harvesting and family liaisons. Kavant is a colorful and vibrant ancient celebration in the Chota Udaipur region of Gujarat. The tribal people around the town of Kavant gather up in this village and celebrate with great energy and colors. The men wear belts that are filled with pebble gourds and also strings with brass bells. The performers paint their bodies with the paste made form ash and rice.
The Rathwa Bhil tribe
Tribe Rathwa Bhil
Geography Rathwa Bhil
State Gujarat
Rathwa tribes are a distinct tribe known for their most prevalent and characteristic art tradition, Pithora wall paintings. Inhabited in the regions of Chhota Udaipur, Naswadi and Jetpur in Gujarat. This tribe has unique cultural tradition and tattooing is very common among them. The language of Rathwas is known as Rathvi which is a combination of Bhil tribe (a major tribe in Gujarat) words and Gujarati.
