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GOND ART. ARTIST IS MAYANK SHYAM. For the Gond community, the veneration for flora and fauna is a collective phenomenon. The folklore is replete with stories around animals, insects and tress. Of these mythologies, the people belonging to Gond community also believe that scorpion is a goddess. Once can trace the association of scorpion with cosmic energy to Greek mythology, Christianity and Eastern beliefs also. As a female god of love, scorpion for Gonds is identified as the fertility goddess. According to oral tradition, an eternal giver, the scorpion acted as an evaluator of human problems. Carrying a non-discriminatory view of the human affairs, the scorpions in folklore are considered to be of highly esteemed position.