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How to meet the incredible Bastar Tribes of Chhattisgarh

A Dhurwa tribe woman in Nangur market

Bastar Chhattisgarh… Tribes of Bastar… Tribal markets… Chapura chutney… Chitrakoot falls… There were just a few lines in the travel guides when I landed in Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh for the first time in 2012. The ancient princely state of Bastar, now Bastar district, bordering the tribal state of Odisha, seemed a paradise for intrepid explorers. My […]

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Prehistoric or alien drawings? The enigma of Ongna and Kabra

Alien drawings or prehistoric art of India? Ongna painted rocks Raigarh Chhattisgarh

You should visit Ongna and Kabra caves if you are interested in rock paintings, prehistoric art of India, offbeat places, ancient legends or stories of alien drawings in India. The state of Chhattisgarh, in Central India, is a paradise for ethno travellers, but also for lovers of history, prehistory… and alien drawings. His Holiness the 14th

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How to discover easily the offbeat tourist places in Chhattisgarh

Dhurwa Tribe of Chhattisgarh State in India wearing white and red turbans and long white and purple dresses

The people of Bastar are extremely welcoming and have made me fall in love with Central India. Since 2012 and my participation in the longest festival of the World, Bastar Dussehra, the majority of my writings and trips are devoted to the Indian tribal belt. With each trip, I try to gather more information about the

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