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Gond

 

Gond, aboriginal tribe of Dravidian origin, inhabiting the hill country of India, in Madhya Pradesh State. The Gond, who call themselves Koitur (“highlander”), number several million; the tribe is the largest stock of the Dravidian people in India. The subgroup Rajgond, who claim Rajput ancestry, generally follow the Hindu religion, but most of the Gond practice an animistic religion.