Culture
Art
Just as any other tribal group with rich culture and art, the Pando people are also rich in their culture. For each worship and celebration, they have their own way to celebrate it. The main festivals they celebrate are Cherchera, gahuraa, nava khai, sarmaa puja. For all these celebration they have their own way to celebrate them. They have different songs and dance forms.
There are many dance forms that the Pando people do. But the two main ones are famous. Karma naach and suga naach. Karma naach is a religion and a celebration dance form. In Karma naach, they celebrate their happiness and praise their ancestors or spirit Gods. Suga naach is the dance form that tells a story. Women dance and sing songs that narrate a story.
Pandwani karmaa
Pando dance
Pandwani suga naach and karmaa naach
Karmaa naach
Karmaa naach
Agriculture
Chhattisgarh is called the rice bowl of India. So, is the Pando also. The main agricultural product they produce is rice. This rice agriculture depends on the rain. They plough the field before and after the rainfall. So, when the field fills with water, they will be ready for agricultural work. At first, they grow the young seedlings. And then take that seedling to another field. And women and men together work to plant the seedling to the field. And after 3-4 months, they do harvest.
Pando people also plant other vegetables according to the availability of water. During the winter season, they plant various vegetables like potatoes, peas, and other vegetables.
Earlier, in many villages, they used to use ox and human labour for agriculture. But nowadays people use a tractor, and many other machines for ploughing, harvest and all.
The Pando people are also engaged in livestock farming. Most raise goats, while some farm cows and pigs. Livestock serves as an important and continuous source of income, as agricultural activities are seasonal, whereas animal farming provides earnings throughout the year.
Lifestyle
The lifestyle of the Pando people is very simple. They live in mud houses. They make a house with mud and straw. And they make roof tile at summer, and they make their roof with that roof tile. They like to live in jungles. Their food habit is also simple and seasonal. Mostly, they depend on the jungle for their food. They get some leaves from the jungle, which are healthy and tasty. During the rainy season, they get mushrooms and puttu from the jungle. They also used to get small fish and prawns from the ponds or the river nearby. They also depend on the jungle for many things. They get woods and many things from the jungle.
