When the daughter enjoys the festivity and leaves for her in-laws home which is now hers too, the parents send her back with the entire home made goodies, a new sari and some money. This is a chance for the parents to see and honor their daughters who are married and are located elsewhere. The annual festivals (mariabba& hethaiabba) are very important as these festivals are meant especially for their beloved daughters. The house is equipped with permanently fixed mortar and pestle and grinding stones separately for dry and wet grinding. This is in the shape of a rectangle and sometimes it is used as a cot too. Every house normally has an extended structure in the front for seating visitors and a wooden granary for storing grains.
Each house has a drawing room, hall, kitchen, puja room and a small attic connected to the ground floor by a wooden ladder. The houses are compact with open space in front of their houses. Everyone is expected to respect and honor the final decision of the committee. Their decisions are always taken based on the greater good of the village. They manage their financial matters by collecting equal amount of tax from the villagers for every village related events. Together they take care of the village internal and external affairs. There is one common head for all these four partitions.Įvery village has a head (gowda). As per the ancestral laws of the land, no two people can marry within the same partition as they are considered as brothers and sisters. These villages are broadly divided into four partitions (naakubetta) based on the marital arrangements. They export tea and strawberry.They also produce carrots,cabbages,radishes,potatoes and strawberry. They are farmers by occupation, their main cultivation being coffee and tea. Although they are a minority group, they are well known for their culture. Food especially is prepared with a lot of ardor and care. They are nature lovers and most of their customs are nature oriented which means they live healthy. There are occasion-based foods, daily foods and seasonal foods. They enjoy full cultural freedom and excitement in terms of the various festivities, food, dance and music. Their tradition and culture is very unique. Badagas (or Badugas) are inspirational and zealous people who have made their home amidst the ooty hills.
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