Historical PeriodEra
Varies
3000 BCEVariesPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Tradition-specific
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- tradition-specific
- Sacred Offerings
- tradition-specific
Primary Scriptures
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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.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraTradition-specific
- Offerings
- tradition-specific
- Sacred colours
- tradition-specific
🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • tradition-specific
🛕 Principal Temples
- Main shrine of Saura tribal god-iconVaries📍 Koraput / Rayagada region, Koraput, Odisha, IndiaFestivals: Annual festivalSaura — the Saurian tribal icon-wall paintings
🎊 Festivals
- Annual Saura tribal god-icon festivalSeasonally · 1–10 days
Sources & provenance
🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookHindu tradition sources
- 📖Supporting referenceGazetteerKoraput District Gazetteer