Baneshwar Festival is celebrated by the Bhils tribal people of Rajasthan (Dungarpur district), Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat. Mahadev (Shiva) and Kalki (Vishnu) are worshipped during the festival.
The Central Himalayas encompasses the areas with the highest topographic relief. The Central Himalayas is again separated into four zones:The High Himalayan Crystalline Sequence (HHCS)The Tethys Himalaya (TH)The Nyimaling-Tso Morari Metamorphic Dome (NTMD)The Lamayuru and Markha Units (LMU)
The main reason of the dispersed settlement are Mountainous or heavy forested area, Poor soil fertility, Adverse climatic region, Less availability of arable land.
Odhisha is the largest manganese producing state of India. Odhisha’s manganese reserves constitute 44% of the total reserves and produces 37% of the total manganese ore in India.