Saura tribal god-icon
Deities

Saura tribal god-icon

Saura — the Saurian tribal icon-wall paintings

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

Saura tribal god-icon

Tradition

Hindu / Saura / Tribal

Location

  • Koraput / Rayagada region, Koraput, Odisha (18.8139°N, 82.7116°E)

Sacred Narrative

The Saura tribe (~500,000) of the Eastern Ghats have a sophisticated religious tradition centered on Idital wall-paintings — ritual diagrams of village-life and ancestors painted on the inside walls of Saura houses. The paintings are commissioned for specific ritual purposes: marriage, birth, death, harvest. The priest-artist (Kuranmaran) performs the wall-painting while in trance. Saura art has UNESCO recognition and has been globally-exhibited.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

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

📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Saura tribal god-icon
    The **Saura** tribe (~500,000) of the Eastern Ghats have a sophisticated religious tradition centered on **Idital wall-paintings** — ritual diagrams of village-life and ancestors painted on the inside walls of Saura houses. The paintings are commissioned for specific ritual purposes: marriage, birth, death, harvest. The priest-artist (**Kuranmaran**) performs the wall-painting while in trance. Saura art has UNESCO recognition and has been globally-exhibited.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Saura tribal god-icon festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral