A ‘Gussadi’ tribal dance performance by the Raj Gonds of the Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district of Telangana and a ‘Kommu Koya’ performance by the Koya tribe of Andhra Pradesh, on Friday, showcased the cultural diversity thriving along the River Godavari in South India, at the 5th National Tribal Dance Festival in Chintoor of Alluri Sitarama Raju district.
The festival, Rela Pandoom, kick-started on the banks of River Sabari. Adivasi Samkshema Parishad (ASP), an association comprising various walks of tribes of Andhra Pradesh, is conducting the festival.
Addressing the gathering, ASP General Secretary Sunnam Venkata Ramana said: “The dance festival stresses the need to protect the cultural diversity of the tribes being displaced in the Godavari region due to the Polavaram irrigation project.”
