Toda tribe of The Nilgiris rethatch their sacred…

[ad_1] Toda men re-thatching the dairy temple | Photo Credit: SATHYAMOORTHY M Recently, members of the Toda tribe, the oldest and indigenous tribes of The Nilgiris, gathered at Melgaa(r)sh, an ancient Toda hamlet above the Ooty Botanical Garden for a sacred ritual. The Manajakkal Mund,…

Dry grass catches fire on Willingdon Island

[ad_1] Fire and Rescue Services and Port Trust personnel trying to douse the fire at a vacant plot near Kannangattu Bridge on Willingdon Island on February 27. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Dry grass and…