Bhilala

E590102

The Bhilala are an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, primarily found in western Madhya Pradesh and known for their distinct cultural traditions and art.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bhilala canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Adivasi community ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
artForm decorative motifs inspired by nature ⓘ
floor decoration ⓘ
wall painting ⓘ
associatedWith Bhil kings and chiefs in historical records ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalPractice celebration of local deities ⓘ
harvest festivals ⓘ
ritual animal sacrifice in some areas ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Bhil peoples ⓘ
linked to: Bhils
governedBy customary village councils ⓘ
heritageStatus indigenous cultural heritage group ⓘ
knownFor distinct cultural traditions ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
ritual performances ⓘ
traditional art ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
languageSpoken Bhilali dialects ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
locatedIn Alirajpur district ⓘ
Barwani district ⓘ
linked to: Barwani

Dhar district ⓘ
Jhabua district ⓘ
Khargone district ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Malwa region ⓘ
Nimar region ⓘ
linked to: Nimar
marriagePractice clan exogamy ⓘ
community endogamy ⓘ
populationStatus minority community in Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
practices ancestor worship ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ
primaryRegion central India ⓘ
western Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
patrilineal descent ⓘ
traditionalDress colorful garments ⓘ
silver ornaments ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.