Bihan mela: a seed festival aims to help tribal kondh farmers in odisha return to their agricultural traditions
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Women, who are at the helm of this festival, carefully collect seeds of the indigenous varieties and store them in earthen pots. Then, on a designated day in December, they decorate the pots
with red and white motifs, place them in a bamboo basket and carry it on head to the village where the fair is being organised. Along the way, they are accompanied by men beating drums and
other traditional instruments.