Puberty Ceremony of Palanimalai Pulaiyar

Abstract

The Pulaiyars are one of the hill Peoples living in the Palanimalai range. Just as each ethnic group has its own uniqueness in their life, this hill tribes also having their uniqueness. It includes their all ritual events, peculiarly their puberty ceremony. The ritual event held especially for the blooming woman is seen as unique. Data was collected from field work in Nallurkadu Valavu village under Kodaikanal circle in Dindigul district. Based on that, the purpose of this article is to explore the information about the flower festival of the Pulaiyar people living in the Lower Palanimalai and its related events, folklore, cuisine and traditional music events.