Magical Religion Practice of Gond community of Kalahandi District of Odisha.

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Miss Sasmita Patra , Dr. Pragyan Mohanty

Keywords:- Black magic, Folk medicine, religious practice, Gond.

Abstract: The magical religion practice study was carried out in some villages of the Gond community in the Kalahandi District of Odisha. To evaluate the plants used and black magic practice by them, the investigation was carried out in ten Gond villages in the district with participant observation and administration of survey schedules, the study enumerated 50 species belonging to 40 families that are used by them for treatment of common ailments and health care. The plants used for traditional medicine are mostly collected from the wild. It has been revealed that although the Gond concept of disease and treatment revolves around their religious beliefs and practices, they depend on plant medicine and magical religious practices. To a larger extent, although they are using modern medicine in the current scenario. it has been understood that some of the medicinal plants and religious practices. In the rural area activity. The traditional knowledge of the magical religion practice uses this plant.

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Miss Sasmita Patra & Dr. Pragyan Mohanty (August-2023). Magical Religion Practice of Gond community of Kalahandi District of Odisha.. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(8), d328-d332. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2308352.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 8, August-2023

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Research Area: Social Science and Humanities 

Country: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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