Adivasis hang goat to a tree along with discarded baskets |
The Adivasis observes the typical ‘Shivabodi’ event
to ward off evil forces and for the protection of their villages and people
from seasonal diseases which were prevalent in the rainy season.
The Adivasis
even today appease evil forces with sacrificing goats and chicken to get rid
off from their effects.
To get rid off ill- effects of witchcraft, Adivasis
offer goat, chicken to the evil forces on the outskirts of the village to feed
the evil forces and prevent them from entering the village.
Adivasi hang ‘killed’ goats and chicken along with
the discarded basket and other damaged items to the trees on the outskirts of
their villages. Adivasis perform Shivabodi event during the in all the gudems.
Adivasis will stuff the goat with the leaves and
giving a shape like a goat after skinning and taking all the meat out of it and
hang the ‘goat’ to the tree along with the discarded material.
“Adivasi leader Atram Bhujangarao said Adivasi
perform Shivabodi in the beginning of the Akadi (Tholi Ekadashi) to ward off
evil forces as it was the time people and
cattle get affected with diseases and died or fell sick.
‘The Adivasis believe that evil forces and witchcraft cause diseases but the fact is poor sanitation, drinking contaminated water and lack of immunity power,said Bujangarao and added that government should create an awareness among the Adivasis against evil forces and witchcraft and about sanitation and eating traditional food grains they cultivate to improve their immunity power’.
On the Shivabodi, the Adivasis start walking on the
walking stilts (made of Bamboo) during the rainy season to avoid getting
affected with the diseases caused by slush and dirt in their villages.
After one month, the Adivasis of the village will go to the same place where they hanged the goat and throw away walking stilts there on day of Polala Amavasya.
After one month, the Adivasis of the village will go to the same place where they hanged the goat and throw away walking stilts there on day of Polala Amavasya.
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