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."
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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