Sisa Pedan — Bonda tribal deity
Deities

Sisa Pedan — Bonda tribal deity

Sisa Pedan — Bonda of the Koraput highlands

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Varies

Sisa Pedan — Bonda tribal deity

Tradition

Hindu / Bonda / Tribal

Location

  • Bondo Hills, Malkangiri, Odisha (18.3167°N, 81.8833°E)

Sacred Narrative

The Bonda tribe (~7,000) of the Koraput-Malkangiri highlands are one of India's most ancient tribal communities. Bonda women wear distinctive beaded necklaces and no top-cloth (a visible ancient Dravidian-Austroasiatic survival). Supreme deity: Sisa Pedan — the rice-grain god. Village shrines under sāl trees.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific
Offerings
tradition-specific
Sacred colours
tradition-specific

📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Sisa Pedan — Bonda tribal deity
    The **Bonda** tribe (~7,000) of the Koraput-Malkangiri highlands are one of India's most ancient tribal communities. Bonda women wear distinctive beaded necklaces and no top-cloth (a visible ancient Dravidian-Austroasiatic survival). Supreme deity: **Sisa Pedan** — the rice-grain god. Village shrines under sāl trees.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Sisa Pedan — Bonda tribal deity festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral