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During the occasion of the Diwali celebration in India, the Bison Horn Maria tribe was lighting up a fanoos (traditional lantern) by lighting up the candle to fly it off. The Bison Horn Maria practices a blend of animistic and Hindu beliefs.
The Bison Horn Maria tribe
Tribe Bison Horn Maria
Geography Central India
State Chhattisgarh
Known for their distinctive headwear made from bison’s horns and also deriving their name from it, members of the Bison-Horn Maria Tribe prefer to call themselves Damdami Maria. They live in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, which is occupied by multiple tribes of the larger Gond tribal group and speak a dialect of the Dravidian script. They wear their infamous head ornaments made of Indian bison’s horns and peacock feathers, during special functions. But perhaps their most distinctive cultural norm as a tribe lies in what could arguably be one of the most sex-positive attitudes in the world.
