Toshali Sands

Gonds

The Conds, a warrior caste and conquerors of yesteryears, are spreadout all over the hill tracts of central and south India. Before the Conds sow a field, some grain, fowls and pigs are sacrificed to the presiding deity. Blood from the sacrificed animals is sprinkled on the seeds which are distributed among the villagers, who in turn sow them in their fields for luck.