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 Chaita Parva is one of the most celebrated tribal festivals in Orissa. Replete with animal sacrifices, singing, drinking and dances, Chaita Parva is also your gateway to discover the age-old traditions of tribal communities in Orissa, India, before most of them disbanded to join the modern world.
Tourism of Orissa offers you a chance to explore Orissa through its intriguing tribal festivals and fairs on your tour of festivals in Orissa.
Held over the month of Chaita (Chaitra) in Orissa, it is largely celebrated by the tribal communities of Koya in Koraput, and Bhuiyans in Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Keonjhar and some regions (Seraikela and Kharswan) in Bihar.
The Koya tribe of Malkangiri region in Koraput celebrates Chaita Parva as Biju Pandu. The name of Biju Pandu is derived from the local parlance for sacred seed. During the festival, the men adorn the mantle of hunters and fishermen as they set forth in groups while the women sing and dance as they await the return of their men from the hunting expedition. With the return of the men in the evening, the Koya villages - set amidst clearings in the dense forests - come alive with feasts and drinks.
The Mother Earth known as Gudimata is worshipped with tribal ceremonies involving animal sacrifices at the House of God (Bijigudi). You too can be a part of the Chaita Parva celebrations on your tour of Festivals in Orissa, with Tourism of Orissa tour packages.
Attend the unique tribal dance performed on the Chaita Parva. See the men adorning bison-horns as headgears decorated with bird feathers especially those of the peacock hit the drums as the women dance around them in circles on your tour of Festivals in Orissa, with Tourism of Orissa tour packages.
Elsewhere, the Chaita Festival is celebrated in similar manner. Some of the main activities that are common to all forms of celebrations include animal sacrifices to the village deities; hunting for animals in groups; women singing and dancing as they wait for the men to return; sharing of the hunt over communal feasts.
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