Festivals and Traditional Musical Instruments of the Gond Community

30-Mar-2026

In the given image, people from the Gond community are sitting together and presenting songs during a celebration. In this gathering, they are using their traditional musical instrument called the Mandar, which is made of wood and leather. Along with it, a Ghanta (bell) is also being used. The Ghanta is made of brass and is played using a small wooden stick.

The people gathered here show that whenever any kind of celebration takes place in the Gond community, everyone comes together to organize dance and music. They perform these celebrations in their traditional attire. For such occasions, they do not choose any special place, instead, they consider the courtyard of their home to be the most sacred place.

In the image, you can see traditional houses made of mud with tiled (khaprail) roofs. The seating place is the courtyard of the house, which is plastered with mud to make its surface smooth.