Prakriti: The NatureA representation of tribals lifestyle, culture, rituals and daily chores in the state of Odisha. Unlike their urban counter parts, the tribal continue to live in seclusion and in the serenity of the Mother Nature (Prakrithi in Sanskrit). Religion forms an integral part of the lives of the tribal people in Orissa. Some of the widely practiced religions are animalism, animism, fetishism, nature worship, anthropomorphism, ancestral worship and shamanism.