Deori

Deori may refer to:

Deori (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Deori Vidhan Sabha constituency (Hindi: देवरी विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1957, as one of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state.

Overview

Deori (constituency number 38) is one of the 8 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Sagar district. This constituency presently covers the entire Keshli and Deori tehsils of the district.

Deori is part of Damoh Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Rehli and Banda in this district, Malhara in Chhatarpur district and Pathariya, Damoh, Jabera and Hatta in Damoh district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Deori people

Deori or Deuri people are one of the major ethnic tribes and well cultured people of Assam, India. They historically live in the "upper plains" also called as the hinterland of the Brahmaputra Valley. The Deori tribe belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family of Mongoloid stock (as is generally the case of Northeast people). In the ancient times of Ahom and Sutiya kingdoms the Deoris used to serve as priests in the temples of the kingdoms and therefore the origin of the name "Deori". The tribe has maintained their racial traits, languages, religion and folk tales, beliefs through centuries. The Deori people are subdivided into four main groups namely Dibongyia, Borgoya, Tengaponiya and Patorgoya (this patorgoya group of people is not officially traced yet and an effort is on to identify them).

Religion

The Deori people follow indigenous faith.They worship their ancestors; Kundi-Mama, Boliya Baba (pisadema) and Tameshwari (pisasi). They also worship the Hindu deities. Deoris are very religious people. Since antiquity, Deori people worshiped God by singing hymns and holy songs. Later on the experienced priests known as Bordeori and Bharali started sacrificing animals in their temples.They used to serve as priest in the Sutiya and Ahom kingdom and hence got the name "Deori".