Hinge
The Gonds , which name themselves Koitur , i.e. mountain , and which correspond to the Gondaloi of Ptolémée, are heterogeneous people of indigenous of about 4 million individuals of which the half speaks the Gondî , a Langue dravidienne not written, composed of a great number of dialects, and intermediary between the Tamoul and the Télougou, the remainder being expressed in Hindî.
The Hinge are made up in 12 groups called Saga shared as clans, the Pari . More than the Bhîl S and the Sandal S , they form the indigenous group most of India. They practice the Exogamie within their groups.
Among the most important groups, one counts the Râj Gond , Hindou ized, constituted in nation and which reigned on the Gondwâna until their tender with the to be able moghol, the Muria , the Maria , the Padal , the Dholi , the Dadare , the Katulya , the Râghuval , the Kolam . These various groups carry out very different lifestyles, some being farmers or pastors, others, structured in Caste, being itinerant dancers and musicians. Certain Gond tribes practiced human sacrifices until the middle of the 19th century.
The Hinge venerate many divinities, among whom Bhagwan , the principal one, Badu Dewa and Matya or Mata , a goddess protective mother of the Variole.
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