Nagpanchami,
Dasara, and
Diwali
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. Local deities include ''Bijjamma Mata Mandir, near DYSP office, Hingoli,''
Pochamma
Renuka, also known as Yellamma, is a Hindu goddess worshipped predominantly in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and western state of Maharashtra. She is also known as the mother of Parashurama ...
and the goddess
Yellamaincluding Bijamma mata situated exactly infront of Chaudhary petrol pump Hingoli. The Mannervarlu people also worship the
Pandavas
The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) refers to the five legendary brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva—who are the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. They are acknowledg ...
, the five acknowledged sons of
Pandu
In the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'', Pandu ( sa, पाण्डु, Pāṇḍu, pale) was a king of the Kuru Kingdom. He was the foster-father of the five Pandava brothers, who were the boons bestowed upon his wife Kunti by a number of deities ...
from the Mahabharata. Unlike other tribes that were protected by either dense forest or hills, their region's plain topography along with large-scale deforestation during and after the reign of
Nizam of Hyderabad
The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...
left the tribe exposed to outside influences.
One custom is the offering of a goat or sheep to the local Goddess on the occasion of births, weddings, and other big events. The ceremony takes place at the "ancestral temple" which is dedicated to the Goddess and normally situated inside the house of a tribal elder.
Economy
The Mannervarlu were forest hunter-gatherers. Later, men worked as guides on tiger-hunting expeditions for the British in colonial times and for Nizam. Many became farm laborers, tenant farmers, and marginal farmers. Those who live near remaining forest areas gather and trade medicinal plants and forest produce. However, the majority of men travel to West Maharashtra and
Hyderabad
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for work and employment. Educated community members often became government officials. Balanna Ramanna Ratnalu (Dhamniwale) Hingoli were the great forefathers and their relation expanded among the Mannervarlu, mainly in Pune, Nagpur, Akola, Nagar, Khamgaon,
Nanded District
Nanded district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːn̪d̪eɖ is a districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nanded is the district headquarters.
Officer
Members of Parliament
*Prataprao ...
, Jalna, Aurangabad, Yavatmal, Akola, Washim, Kopargaon, Shirdi, and Hyderabad.
Names
Typical surnames include:
History
Tribal history suggests that they organized themselves to resist the integration of Hyderabad State into India by fighting the
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In Pakista ...
,
who were a private militia led by
Qasim Razvi
Syed Kasim Razvi (also Qasim Razvi; 17 July 1902 – 15 January 1970) was a politician in the princely state of Hyderabad. He was the president of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party from December 1946 until the state's accession to India in ...
to support the rule of Nizam
Osman Ali Khan
Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of ...
, Asaf Jah VII.
References
Tribal communities of Maharashtra
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