Three-day tribal festival begins in Godavari Valley
The Adivasi Rela festival, celebrating the cultural heritage of the tribes in the Godavari Valley, commenced in Polavaram district. Organized by the Adivasi Girijana Sangham, the festival aims to preserve the traditions of tribes displaced by the Polavaram irrigation project. The event features performances by local tribes and encourages the younger generation to maintain their cultural practices.
- ▪The festival began with a performance by the Koya tribe at the Government Junior College ground.
- ▪It is organized by the Adivasi Girijana Sangham to celebrate tribal heritage.
- ▪The festival includes a rally with dances and drum beats, attended by tribal elders.
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A three-day Adivasi Rela, a cultural festival celebrating the cultural heritage of the tribes of the Godavari Valley, began here in Polavaram district with a welcoming performance of Koya tribe’s ‘Kommu Koya’ at the Government Junior College ground in Rampachodavaram.The Adivasi Girijana Sangham is organising the festival, attempting to celebrate the cultural and traditional heritage of the tribes, who are being displaced from the ancestral villages in the Godavari Valley to make way for the Polavaram irrigation project.The festival also aimed at giving a call to the younger generation on the need to preserve the cultural and traditional practices, dances and performances of the tribes - Koya, Konda Reddi and Nayakpod - who have been inhibiting the Godavari Valley for generations.The…
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