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The Kanker District is situated in the southern region of the state Chhattisgarh. Small hilly cavities are seen throughout the area. Mainly five rivers flow through the district namely- doodh river, Mahanadi, Hatkul River, Sindur River and Turu River
In tribes of Kanker and Baster There is an important festival celebrated called Madai. In Bastar Region the celebration of festival starts from December. On Poornima the Madai festival celebrates in respect of the goddess Kesharpal Kesharpalin Devi
Shivani Temple is situated in Kanker city. This temple is called Shivani Maa temple. According to a myth this Goddess is a combination of two Goddess name Kali and Durga. The vertically half part of goddess Kali and the remaining half part is of goddess Durga. This type of statue is only two in whole world. One is in Kolkata and another is in Kanker.
15 kilometers form Kanker; there is a small mountain. On this mountain there is a spot named Neele Gondi from where the Doodh River takes its shape. There is a place named as Malanjhkudum from where the river produces three waterfalls, the heights of these waterfalls are 10 meters. 15 meters and 9 meters correspondingly. The spot is very good for traveling.
 This festival is celebrated in a big ground where thousand of peoples can go simultaneously. In starting tribes arranged a procession of local God or Goddess after that the worship is done and then the festival starts. A lot of shops, Restaurant, crafts, dances and other cultural program can be seen in this festival.
In other festivals Mati-tihar, Gobar-boharani, Ramnavmi, Navakhani are important. Dusshera, Diwali, Holi are celebrated as usual like the other parts of India.
The tribal society of Kanker is famous for making exotic handicrafts with a variety of designs and shapes. These handicrafts include woodcarvings, bell-metal items, terracotta items, bamboo items etc.
Wooden crafts This is one of the most famous, beautiful and unique field of wooden carving of tribes. These wooden crafts are made out of the finest teal wood and white wood. These wooden crafts include models, idols, wall panels and furniture items etc.
The tribes are excellent in making handicrafts of Bamboo. Bamboo crafts include the products like wall hanging, table lamps, table mats etc
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