Kharia people
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The Kharia are an Austroasiatic tribal ethnic group from east-central India. They originally speak the Kharia language, which belong to Austroasiatic languages. They are sub-divided into three groups known as the Hill Kharia, Delki Kharia and the Dudh Kharia. Amongst them, the Dudh Kharia is the most educated community.
Kharia women in traditional dress
A photograph of Kharia people in Ranchi, 1903
Kharia tribal woman
Roadside gods of the Hill Kharia Tribe
Sarnaism
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Sarnaism is a religious faith of the Indian subcontinent, predominantly followed by indigenous communities in the Chota Nagpur Plateau region across states like Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh.
Sarna worshippers following their religious rites