Kuruba community
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The Kuruba community is a traditional pastoral and agricultural group from Karnataka, India, known for its distinct cultural practices, including folk arts, rituals, and regional customs.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ pastoral community ⓘ |
| alsoFoundInState |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Beerappa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mailara NERFINISHED ⓘ Muthyalamma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casteSystemPosition | Shudra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
folk epics
ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ ritual songs ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
animal sacrifice rituals
ⓘ
festival-specific processions ⓘ folk dance ⓘ folk music ⓘ village deity worship ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | non-vegetarian ⓘ |
| economicChange | shift from nomadic pastoralism to settled agriculture ⓘ |
| festivalObserved |
Mahashivaratri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local village deity jatres ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
dryland millet cultivation
ⓘ
shepherding in the Deccan plateau ⓘ |
| identityMarker | association with sheep and goat herding ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUse | rural dialects of Kannada ⓘ |
| livestockType |
goats
ⓘ
sheep ⓘ |
| notableSubgroup | Halumatha Kuruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalDemand | Scheduled Tribe status in Karnataka ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCommunity |
Dhangar community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golla community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualSpace | village shrines ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialist | community priest ⓘ |
| socialClassificationInKarnataka | Other Backward Class ⓘ |
| state | Karnataka ⓘ |
| traditionalDress | simple coarse cotton garments ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | pastoralism-based rural economy ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
dryland agriculture
ⓘ
goat rearing ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ sheep rearing ⓘ |
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