( Rajasthan Bishnoi tribe wore colorful clothing, living the life of color in the pic 1 )
WELCOME REMARKS FROM TRIBAL IN INDIA
The villagers in western Rajasthan Bishnoi have a unique way of welcoming guests. For the sake of decency, they will let you taste the opium. You will be more reluctant resist after seeing the elaborate rituals performed by these isolated communities to make the dough opium.
When I came there, the host to destroy a small ball of opium dry in a copper bowl. Slowly, she added water, dropwise. After filtering it several times, the batter called "charity" is then poured into my hand that has been looked up.
Not as I imagined, it's liquid, bitter and have no bearing on anything. Even so, what they are doing is a form of hospitality exceptional.
OPIUM AND PRESERVATION
(The ritual of making a drink opium prepared for guests in the village, pics 2)
Ritual poppy brew is done for the visitors who come to the village. Although officially banned opium in India, but is still available thanks to the environmentalists of this tribe. Of the tribe of brave Bishoi here, the term "Tree-Hugger" (followers of the tree) is derived.
In 1730, hundreds of people ready to sacrifice of the Bishnoi tribe their lives by hugging trees to prevent logging. These people were later beheaded. But when the Maharaja of Jodhpur Bishnoi tribe heard the stories of sacrifice, he ordered the loggers to cut trees (and heads) in the region.
To this day, the Bishnoi famous for his dedication to saving the environment. Government authorities also pretended not to know the Bishnoi tribe would use opium for religious rituals.
In the course of 40 km to the southeast of Jodhpur it, a guides explained how the Bishnoi tribe-laws to enjoy tea. On the day of the wedding, the bride's father offers opium mixed water into the groom's father. Offered three times, three times as well as the opium of water is drunk from the hand. Furthermore, the father of the groom will do the same for the father of the bride.
Actually this is an introductory ritual when a stranger came to visit. However, they respect the manners and customs of the foreigners who visit by allowing opium to drink water from the hands of the tourists themselves.
Sometimes powdered saffron (Kuma-Kuma) used as a substitute for opium.
In 1730, hundreds of people ready to sacrifice of the Bishnoi tribe their lives by hugging trees to prevent logging. These people were later beheaded. But when the Maharaja of Jodhpur Bishnoi tribe heard the stories of sacrifice, he ordered the loggers to cut trees (and heads) in the region.
To this day, the Bishnoi famous for his dedication to saving the environment. Government authorities also pretended not to know the Bishnoi tribe would use opium for religious rituals.
In the course of 40 km to the southeast of Jodhpur it, a guides explained how the Bishnoi tribe-laws to enjoy tea. On the day of the wedding, the bride's father offers opium mixed water into the groom's father. Offered three times, three times as well as the opium of water is drunk from the hand. Furthermore, the father of the groom will do the same for the father of the bride.
Actually this is an introductory ritual when a stranger came to visit. However, they respect the manners and customs of the foreigners who visit by allowing opium to drink water from the hands of the tourists themselves.
Sometimes powdered saffron (Kuma-Kuma) used as a substitute for opium.
Note :
(Kuma-Kuma or saffron (saffron) is the name for the spice from the flower Crocus sativus, as well as the common name for plants of the genus crocus Crocus sativus Iridaceae family. Saffron has a distinctive slightly bitter taste and smell sweet like iodoform or dry grass which caused the chemicals they contain named picrocrocin and safranal. Saffron also contains crocin, a carotenoid dye that makes the food a golden yellow. Bright yellow color of saffron as a spice made it the most sought after people in the world. In traditional medicine, saffron is used as a cure various diseases. In the Malay language, called saffron and saffron is the spice that makes the briyani rice (nasi beryani) becomes yellow).
ROOTED OF RELIGION
(The word "Bishnoi" which means 29-refers to the 20 principles of Hindu and Muslim high 9 principles, pics 3)
The Bishnoi have great respect for deer and cattle because they believe two of these creatures is their ancestor. Thus, deer and cattle to protect them from hunters. The mothers here are even ready to give milk to a motherless deer. The Bishnoi also never eat meat.
That they would use wood for cooking will be thrown to the ground three times, just to ensure no more bugs are hidden in the wood when burned. They also filter the water twice before cooking, to avoid the presence of small insects.
But the most striking feature of the life of Bishnoi tribe (now no longer valid) is a stud, here it this :
While enjoying a meal post-opium - the pumpkin curry, chili and wheat chapatis - 50 years ago, the most handsome man in the village would be well advised to sleep with as many unmarried women, for ten years.
After 10 years, Stud is then beheaded, or at least, ostracized for life. This system has now been banned - although they also say the same thing about opium here.
This is the story of the history of a country in Asia, west Rajasthan, India, may be useful.
salam.
