http://sacred-sites.org/wordpress Cultural Appreciation and Preservation Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:57:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://sacred-sites.org/wordpress/2009/01/21/threatened-sacred-mountain-of-the-dongria-kondh/ http://sacred-sites.org/wordpress/2009/01/21/threatened-sacred-mountain-of-the-dongria-kondh/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:55:45 +0000 Nancy http://sacred-sites.org/wordpress/2009/01/21/threatened-sacred-mountain-of-the-dongria-kondh/ The Dongria Kondh live in the Niyamgiri Hills of the Indian region of Orissa. Vedanta Resources is poised to mine their sacred mountain known as the “mountain of law.” The tribal members regard the mountain peak as the home of their god who protects the forests.Tribal members call themselves Jharnia which means “protector of streams” because they protect their sacred mountain and its life-giving rivers that rise from the mountain’s thick forests.Please help by sending a letter to the Prime Minister of India: http://www.survival-international.org/tribes/dongria/sacredmountain 

]]> http://sacred-sites.org/wordpress/2009/01/21/threatened-sacred-mountain-of-the-dongria-kondh/feed/ 0 http://sacred-sites.org/wordpress/2008/11/05/sohrai-festival-in-jharkhand-india/ http://sacred-sites.org/wordpress/2008/11/05/sohrai-festival-in-jharkhand-india/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:23:21 +0000 Nancy http://sacred-sites.org/wordpress/2008/11/05/sohrai-festival-in-jharkhand-india/ The tribal people of Jharkhand, India have just celebrated their harvest festival, Sohrai. It is a festival associated with cattle and the deity of cattle. The horns and hoofs of cattle are annointed with oil diluted with sindoor (tumeric mixed with lime to produce a vibrant red pigment) and earthenware lamps are lighted in cattle sheds and in kitchen gardens. An important feature of the festival is the painting of the walls of houses with traditional mot

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