page_title: Kharia people
section_title: Lifestyle
hierarchical_section_title: Kharia people / Culture / Lifestyle
caption_attribution_description: English: Roadside gods of the Hill Kharia tribe from Odisha. Image from the Adivasi Mela at Bhubaneswar. ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ହିଲ ଖଡ଼ିଆ ଆଦିବାସୀଙ୍କର ବାଟ ଦେବତା । ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରର ଆଦିବାସୀ ମେଳାରେ ଏହି ଫଟୋ ଉଠାଯାଇଥିଲା ।
context_page_description: The Kharia are an Austroasiatic tribal ethnic group from central India. They originally spoke 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 advanced and educated ethnic community.
context_section_description: The Kharia who were under zamindars during British rule are now land owning farmers in independent India. All Kharia speak their traditional dialect. The Language spoken by them is a part of the Munda Languages, which are part of the Austroasiatic languages. They are very close to the nature and culture of the tribe is influenced by its ecological and cultural surroundings.
caption: Roadside gods of the Hill Kharia Tribe
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