Editing Badagas (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Badaga temple.jpg|thumb|Badaga temple]]
Throughout the district the Badagas live in nearly 400 villages, called ''Hattis''.{{fact|date=August 2020}}

''Thundu'' (a white piece of cloth) and ''Seeley'' forms an integral part of the attire of the Badugu women.{{fact|date=August 2020}}

Badugas marry within their community and follow their own marriage traditions. Their important festival is Devva Habba. Devva Habba provides significant insights into the origin of Badugas. 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.

They worship their seven founding ancestors under the name Hethappa or Hetha.<ref name=":0" />

During time of early 1900s they were known to swear very solemn oaths by the Sri Mariamman temple. For this they bathed, brought coconut and fruit, and killed an animal. The head they put on the step of the shrine, and from seven feet off they would walk to the temple step and put out the light that was shining in front of the idol. Even the Britisher judges, in court, would also abide by this practice and occasionally send witnesses to do this ritual along with a Court official to ensure they were telling the truth.<ref name=":0" /> Even today they place great reverence in Sri Mariamman: in April they celebrate a car festival at the Sri Mariamman temple in [[Ooty]] when they pull the car with the image of Sri Mariamman to their music and dance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/090419/badgas-festival-in-ooty-draws-large-crowds.html|title=Badgas' festival in Ooty draws large crowds|date=2019-04-09|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-09-08}}</ref>