अगरिया

agariya madhy pradesh ki janajati hai, jo pradesh ke mandala aur shahadol mean paee jati hai. yah janajati chhattisagadh rajy ke ziloan mean bhi paee jati hai. agariya logoan ka pramukh devata 'lohasur' hai, jisaka nivas dhadhakati huee bhattiyoan mean mana jata hai. ye log apane devata ko kali murgi ki bheant chadhate haian.

riti-rivaj

is janajati ke log margashirsh mas mean dashahare ke din tatha phalgun mas mean loha galane mean prayukt yantroan ki pooja karate haian. inaka bhojan mote anaj aur sabhi prakar ka maans hai. agariya sooar ka maans vishesh chav se khate haian. inamean gudane gudavane ka bhi rivaj hai. vivah mean vadhu shulk ka prachalan hai. yah kisi bhi somavar, mangalavar ya shukravar ko sanpann ho sakata hai. samaj mean vidhava vivah ki svikriti hai. agariya log u dad ki dal ko pavitr manate haian aur vivah mean isaka prayog shubh mana jata hai.

vyavasay

prachin kal mean jis tarah asur, koloan ke kshetroan mean luhar ka kary sanpann karate rahe, usi bhaanti agariya goandoan ke kshetr ke adivasi luhar haian. aisa samajha jata hai ki asuroan aur agariyoan, donoan ko hi aryoan ke ane se poorv hi loha galane ka raj svatantr roop se prapt tha. agariya prachin kal se hi lauh ayask ko saf karake lauh dhatu ka nirman kar rahe haian. lohe ko galane ke lie ayask mean 49 se 56 pratishat dhatu hona apekshit mana jata hai, kiantu agariya isase kam pratishat vali dhatu ka prayog karate rahe haian. ve lagabhag 8 ki.gra. ayask ko 7.5 ki.gra. charakol mean mishrit kar bhatti mean dalate haian tatha pairoan dvara chalit dhauankani ki sahayata se tivr aanch paida karate haian. yah char ghante tak chalaee jati hai. isake bad aanva ki mitti ke star ko to d diya jata hai aur pighale hue dhatu piand ko nikalakar hathau di se pita jata hai. isase shuddh loha prapt hota hai tatha prapt dhatu se khetoan ke aujar, kulha diyaan aur hansiya ityadi taiyar kie jate haian.

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