Konda Reddis
The Konda Reddis or Hill Reddis are a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and neighboring states of Odisha, Tamil Nadu.[1]. {web|url=http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft8r29p2r8&chunk.id=d0e195&toc.id=d0e195&brand=ucpress%7Ctitle=Tribes of India|website=publishing.cdlib.org|language=en|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> They live predominantly in the Khammam district, with a smaller number in the Alluri Sitharama Raju and Eluru districts.[2] Konda Reddis are not listed as tribals in the state of Odissa despite the community demand. The Konda Reddis normally speak in Telugu with outsiders.[3] The 1991 Census of India counted 432 Hill Reddis.[citation needed].
Religion
The Konda Reddis traditional religion does not have the concept of a spirit being inside man.[4] However the Reddis worship dead ancestors, the hills, local gods and have accepted Hindu gods.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. pp. 21–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ The Mango Dance of the Konda Reddis, webindia123.com.
- ^ "Konda Reddy community demands ST status". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Adherents.com". www.adherents.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2003. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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