Then the badaga dance is performed and matuve hittu the feast take place.
This is said to be one of the old traditional method.
then the girl brings a pot full of water from the near by stream with two other women from her village. the mat in which the girl sat is also washed. The prime focus includes people living in cities and abroad search their better halves. the girl respectfully takes it and washes the plate. A Matrimonial for Badaga Community to find their soul partners. Thrn the newly wedded come back home and the sweet dish made out of banana and milk is served to the girl. there The most sacred ceremony of thalli katudho(tying the thalli) ceremony takes place. Then the bride, groom and the other relatives and the village people, head to the temple. The bride’s side arrive at the place of the groom early in the morning. The wedding ceremony usually take place in the groom’s place. Songs are uploaded in my blog which can be downloaded freely. Even the preparations for marriage and the customary feast after the marriage, called Maduve Hittu is organized by the groom’s side. It has the interesting customs and traditions. her friends and the surroundings are invited for tea, and the bride side organizes the pre-wedding feast.īadaga wedding is not a usual Hindu wedding. before six o clock, the girl gets the blessing from the people of the groom’s side then she goes to each and every house in the village to get the blessings from her own village people.
The whole family and the village of the bride celebrate the day before by decorating the house and performing the evergreen badaga dance. of course the badaga dance is then performed.īefore the wedding day, the groom’s side goes to the bride’s place to invite the girl for the marriage. The people from the boy’s side is then invited for the engagement feast. And, the most interesting part of the ceremony is that, the boy is not supposed to see the girl till the engagement ceremony is over. The relatives and the people of the groom’s village asks the girl for the acceptance for the marriage, then they bless the bride. In an auspicious time, the groom side offers the chain and the dress to the girl. The groom’s side arrives at the place of the bride. They choose the bride from the other seemai (சீமை)
so, no badaga wedding take place among the same village. The study grains to explore ethno-medicobotany of Badaga population in the Nilgiri hills of Tamilnadu, South India. People in the same village are considered brothers and sisters.