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Magnificent Eyes Of An Abhujmad Lady

Small Story Of Abhujman Lady Raswanti Kachlam is 75 years old Abhujman lady( Abhujmad is basically a name of an indigenous tribe which has its existence in Hindu Mythology) .Rassu is basically from an interior village known as Tadnar,Narayanpur.This village is situated between the dense Forest nd Mountains.This village has its historical values according to villages, they believe that Tadkasur was assassinated here and they even believe that her bones are still buried under river. Rassu said that when she was small her life was totally different, they were totally dependent on Forest for food and lived a very neutral life without electricity and clothes . She said that even now she dont like to wear clothes but any how due to modernization and development she has to wear them . She displayed her weapons that she used for hunting . She was married at the age of 12 & she told us that her husband has tamed a male and female leopard , she was impressed by him due to this . She told us that there was no tv , no letter , no mobile in our era we used our guess to locate people . It took 2 days to reach the naryanpur market and during whole rainny season they cannot come out of village so they start storing things in summer. She said that she lived a very pleasent childhood with wild. Thats our Rassu ( A pure Abujman Maria).

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2021
Date Uploaded: 04.2021
Photo Location: Narayanpur , Chhattisgarh, India
Camera: NIKON D5200
Copyright: © Suraj Kumar