Ghaila is the earthen pot ceremony of the Gonds. It is a ceremony identical to the Akhadi or Akadhi (AkshyaTratiya) of the Hindus. It is performed in the month of Jyaistha (May-
June). Certain rites are conducted by the village head-man and the fields are harrowed by the peasants. Then follows the sacrifice of five chickens by a Bhumia.
The sowing season begins in Gondwana with the sacrifice of a goat and
Thakur Dev is propitiated in the Bidri ceremony. A feast is arranged and served to the villagers. The rites are always performed by a
Baiga. This festival corresponds to the feast of transplantation of paddy seedlings celebrated by the Munda and most other settled agricultural tribes of
Chhotanagpur.
Ghaila is the earthen pot ceremony of the Gonds. It is a ceremony identical to the Akhadi or Akadhi (Akshya
Tratiya) of the Hindus. It is performed in the month of Jyaistha (May-
June). Certain rites are conducted by the village head-man and the fields are harrowed by the peasants. Then follows the sacrifice of five chickens by a Bhumia.
