Answer:
Dhangars
were an important pastoral community of Maharashtra. They stayed in the central
plateau of Maharashtra during monsoon. In the monsoon this tract became a vast
grazing ground for the Dhangar flocks.
(i) Dhangars move from central plateau during October-November
due to shortage of
fodder.
(ii) They moved to Konkan which is a flourishing agricultural
tract with high rainfall and rich soil.
(iii) The locals or Konkani peasants welcomed Dhangars as
their fields had to be fertilised and made ready for the rabi harvest.
(iv) Dhangar flocks manured the fields and fed on the
stubble.
(v) The Konkani peasants also gave supplies of rice which
the Dhangar shepherd took back to the plateau where grain was scarce.
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