Nazirabad Thanda

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Nazirabad Thanda
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Coordinates
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Rangareddy
Nearest city	hyderabad
Parliamentary constituency	chevella
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 501501 • Telephone • +08412 • Vehicle • AP-28

Nazirabad thanda is one of the tribal villages under PARGI jurisdiction in Rangareddy District, Andhra Pradesh. The name Thandaderives from the fact that here only Lambadi community people are live and more than 1000 people is there, Women are known to wear colorful and beautiful costumes like PHETIYA [as Ghagra] and KANCHALLI [as top] and have tattoos on their hands.The dress is considered fancy and attractive by Western cultures. They use mirror chips and often coins to decorate it. Women put on thick bangles on their arms [PATLI].Their ornaments are made up of silver rings, coins,chain and hair pleat are tied together at the end by CHOTLA. Men wear Dhoti and Kurta [short with many folds]. These clothes were designed specially for the protection from harsh climate in deserts and to distinguish them from others. Food The traditional food of Lambadis is Bati which is Roti. Daliya is a dish cooked using many cerealwheat,jawar]. Banjara people are very much fascinated about non-vegetarian food. SOLAI is non-vegetarian dish made exclusively by Banjara people.They prefer eating spicy food. Dress Women are known to wear colorful and beautiful costumes like PHETIYA [as Ghagra] and KANCHALLI [as top] and have tattoos on their hands.The dress is considered fancy and attractive by Western cultures. They use mirror chips and often coins to decorate it. Women put on thick bangles on their arms [PATLI].Their ornaments are made up of silver rings, coins,chain and hair pleat are tied together at the end by CHOTLA. Men wear Dhoti and Kurta [short with many folds]. These clothes were designed specially for the protection from harsh climate in deserts and to distinguish them from others.

Arts, Literature and Entertainment

Their customs, language and dress indicate they originated from Rajasthan. They live in settlements called Tandas. They lived in zupada [hut]. Now many of them live in cities. They have a unique culture and dance form. On many occasions they gather, sing and dance.

Their traditional occupation is agriculture and trade. Banjaras are also a group of nomadic cattle herders.

The accurate history of Lambanis or Lambadis or Banjaras is not known but the general opinion among them is that they fought for Prithvi Raj against Muhammad of Ghor. The trail of the Lambadi/Banjara can be verified from their language, Lambadi borrows words from Rajasthani, Gujarati, Marathi and the local language of the area they belong to.

Banjaras originally belong to Rajasthan and they were Rajputs who migrated to southern parts of India for trade and agriculture. They settled down in the southern or central area of the country and slowly loosened contacts with Rajasthan, and their original community. Over a period of time both the communities separated and they adopted the local culture. The language spoken by Banjaras settled in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha, Maharashtra is an admixture of Hindi,Rajasthani and Marathi. The word "Banjara" must have evolved from Prakrit and Hind and Rajasthani words "Bana/Ban or Vana/Van" meaning Forest or Moorlands and Chara meaning 'Movers'. The Banjara are (together with the Domba) sometimes called the "Gypsies of India".

Dance, Lambadi is a special kind of dance of Andhra Pradesh. In this form of dance, mainly the female dancers dance in tune with the male drummers to offer homage to their Lord for a good harvest. At Anupu Village near Nagarjunakonda, Lambadi dance originated. They are actually semi-nomadic tribes who are gradually moving towards civilization. This dance is mainly restricted among the females and rarely the males participate in Lambadi Dance. Lambadi is a special kind of Folk Dance which involves participation by tribal women who bedeck themselves in colorful costumes and jewelry.