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They have certain rules and regulations to be followed in implementing their cultural rituals from the birth of a child and follows through functions like puberty, marriage, naming ceremony, seventh-month pregnancy, housewarming, and finally in death. Devva Habba provides significant insights into the origin of Badugas. īadugas marry within their community and follow their own marriage traditions.
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Thundu (a white piece of cloth) and Seeley forms an integral part of the attire of the Badugu women. Throughout the district the Badagas live in nearly 400 villages, called Hattis. They killed the Todas, and the inhabitants of the village at the time claimed descent from the Bayalurus and Badaga daughters. He sought the aid of two Bayaluru, who agreed to help him if they married his two daughters. The second brother, Hethappa, was working outside when two Todas raped his wife and took his goods. After they fled from a Muslim ruler who tried to rape their sister, they settled in different parts of the Nilgiris. They claim to come from seven siblings living in the Talamalai Hills. According to American anthropologist Paul Hockings, whose research on the Badagas spans nearly six decades, "the (Badaga) tribe despite its sketchy history is as indigenous to the Nilgiris as the English are to Britain."
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Since it hurt a lot I cried out in pain and Mom did not prick deeper and hence the tattoo is lighter).The name Badaga, meaning 'northerner', comes from Old Kannada Badagana, meaning 'north.'According to the Badaga oral tradition, their ancestors were presumed to be Vokkaligas who migrated from the plains of Mysore to avoid Muslim persecution.
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Appara urichidhamane krichi butte.adutha asilu ollagenge kuthule” ( The black soot from the bottom of a mud pot is scrapped on the rim of a silver finger ring and an imprint is made on the forehead, over which mother would ‘tattoo’ with a needle. “ Madekkeya pitti eendhu masiya belli ungaradhoge ujji nethiga haakki, adu mele soonjiya kuthidha awai. The soot at the bottom of mud pots used for cooking in those days, was scrapped on the rim of a silver finger ring and the circular impression was first made on her forehead before being ‘pricked’ with a needle, she says. She told me that the tattooing was done when she was twelve by her mother. To my great pleasure, she also has the typical tattoo on her forehead called ‘ ASALU /ASILU ‘ a tradition which is completely extinct now. She was wearing traditional Badaga Jewllery - ‘Mookkuthi & Chinna ’ which made me ponder and wonder about Badaga Jewellery and offered me the opportunity to take her snaps with these unique ornaments. It was a chance but a wonderful meeting with Mrs.Gangamma, aged 78 years, daughter of Karibajja Kari Gowder of Pedduva Kallatti who was associated with Rao Bahadur Ari Gowder (’Ari Gowda koottuda maathu adile, Koodi ebba ella bae muchindu unnippa ortara endu appa hegina’, she remembers ] and wife of late Kari Gowder of Kerben Village (Kotagiri) who passed away about 40 years back, at Mettupalayam in Feb,2007. Badagas, especially the women, have some exotic and unique jewellery that they wear on their person.