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A night-out for the tribals
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Tribals from 55 hamlets join together to chill out
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Photo: K.R. Deepak
Celebrations Tribals cheering lustily as a bird-shaped toy is presented as part of `Pusa Porab’, a popular dance and song festival celebrated once in three years at Gorapur
It was a night-out with a difference containing all the ingredients of a blast in true tribal style.
Tribals from 55 hamlets thronged Gorapur in Dumbriguda mandal in Visakhapatnam district, about five km from Chatua of Orissa to take part in `Pusu Porab’, which is celebrated in `Pusamasa’ once in three years. Considered as Sankranti for of tribals, the extravaganza comprised presentation of huge toys of elephants, horses and other animals made by each tribal family as per their gotram to please the village ammavari (Goddess).
With the presentation of `bomma dance’, all the tribals sang folk songs and took part in Dhimsa dance. Amidst the beats of dappu and other traditional tribal instruments, those who came from distance places to enjoy the dance cheered them with cat calls and whistles creating ear-splitting cacophony. `Jiddikalu’, a locally prepared liquor also flew like water. Tribals belonging to Poraja, Bhagta, Poranga, Kondho and other communities believe that after harvest, they must please the presiding deity of Gorapur so as to have a hassle-free and prosperous life.
“This festival is celebrated with pomp and gaiety once in three years a few days after Pongal. This is in fact is our `peda pandaga’ (big festival), for which we look forward,” says Gorapur village chief Majji Subba Rao.
The festival which began at 9.30 pm on Monday continued till early hours of Tuesday. As part of 2-day festival, they offered goats and chicken to the Goddess and had a feast with non-vegetarian delicacies on Tuesday.
“Also called as Budiya Porab (festival with different attires), such song and dance programmes are also held during the season on a smaller scale in some of the tribal hamlets of Eastern Ghats,” says Chenu Kontal, who came from Kudem of Orissa’s Koraput district.
SANTOSH PATNAIK
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