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Aadivart

Khajuraho Museum
Architectural Sanctuary • जनजातीय आवास

The 7 Tribal Homes

Representative Vernacular Dwellings Built by Indigenous Artisans

At Aadivart, each tribal home is not a scale model, but an authentic, life-sized living home constructed with traditional earth, local timber, stone, thatch, and authentic household artifacts by master builders from each respective tribal community.

Dindori / Mandla House of Gond

House of Gond • गोण्ड आवास

Constructed by Gond masters of Dindori, featuring Paita Bangla reception, Mudhat Ghar sacred grain-hearth, and intricate Dhingna clay murals.

Jhabua / Dhar House of Bheel

House of Bheel • भील आवास

Traditional wattle-and-daub home with stone cattle enclosures, hand-hewn agricultural tools, and Pithora horses consecrated on inner walls.

Mandla / Balaghat House of Baiga

House of Baiga • बैगा आवास

Dwelling of the forest-healer tribe, showing elevated verandahs, herbal grain storage bins, and fine bamboo wickerwork.

Patalkot / Chhindwara House of Bhariya

House of Bhariya • भारिया आवास

Representative of the secluded valley dwellers of Patalkot, with hillside timber bracing, bamboo partitions, and hunting gear.

Satpura / Harda House of Korku

House of Korku • कोरकू आवास

Reflects the Munda-language Satpura forest dwellers with carved Munda memorial wooden posts and stone threshold grinding mills.

Rewa / Satna House of Kol

House of Kol • कोल आवास

Earthen homestead of the Vindhyan Kol tribe with grain threshers, sacred clay sil-batta stones, and thatched verandas.

Sheopur / Shivpuri House of Sahariya

House of Sahariya • सहरिया आवास

Circular compound style from northern MP forests, highlighting pastoral cattle courtyards and grass-thatch roofing.