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Chatikona Market

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The weekly Chatikona market takes place at Bissamcuttack (about 40km north) and is mostly attended by the Dongria Kondh and Desia Kondh villagers from the surrounding Niayamgiri Hills. It's mainly a produce market, but there are also bronze animal sculptures made locally using the dokra or lost-wax method of metal casting.

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