Like the Gonds, the Bhils too are hunter-pastoral tribes who are spread all over Madhya Pradesh. There is an inborn tendency to paint and the walls of a Bhil hut is always colourful with earth shades of geometric figures and patterns. Ramesh is a self-taught painter who uses his commu-nity’s deep-seated belief in the world of the Gods and demons to create his works of art. Ramesh has painted a sacred hill, Kokkida, which to them is a spiritual centre, much like the various mountains in South India which are supposed to be representative of the various Gods. Ramesh has not been taught painting but his inherent sense of form and colour enable him to compositions whose focal point is the sacred hill to whom at any auspicious ceremony are sacrificed goats and chicken, offered fruits and coconuts.