Sacred Facts ยท At a Glance
- Gender
- male
- Vahana
- None
- Weapon
- Sacred Colours
- redsaffron
- Sacred Offerings
- flowers ยท incense ยท oil lamps
Primary Scriptures
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Lingo
Lingo Pen is a culture-hero of the Gond tribes โ the giver of the Gotul (youth-dormitory institution), music, and dance. His epic, recited orally over several nights, is the foundational text of Gondi cultural identity.
The Lingo Epic is recited in multi-night sessions by Gond bards (Thurdan). It narrates how Lingo released the 33 crore gods from a cave, overcame obstacles including being boiled alive, and returned to establish the Gotul โ the famous Gondi youth-dormitory that is a central institution of rural Gond social life. The Gotul is a youth-learning space where unmarried youth of the village live, learn songs, dance, and traditional skills โ a living tribal educational institution.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
- Vฤhana
- None
- Offerings
- flowersincenseoil lamps
- Sacred colours
- redsaffron
๐ Principal Temples
- ๐ Mandla / Chhindwara (pan-Gondi), Madhya Pradesh, IndiaGond culture-hero โ epic progenitor
๐ Festivals
- Annual mahotsavavaries by region
Sources & provenance
- ๐Supporting referenceOtherRegional gazetteer of Madhya Pradesh
