Culture of Chhattisgarh

asụsụ gọọmentị na steeti Chhattisgarh nke India

thumb|Teejan Bai, noted exponent of Pandavani

cinema of the state of Chhattisgarh

A gotul is a tribal youth dormitory in form of a spacious hut surrounded by earthen or wooden walls. It is an integral part of Gond and Muria tribal life in regions of Chhattisgarh and the neighboring areas in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh in India. It is a place for youths, an independent and autonomous "children's republic" as described by Verrier Elwin. The gotul is central to social and religious life in Gond society. According to Gond legend, Lingo, the supreme deity, created the first gotul.