It is not well known that Badagas had attached a lot of importance to flora and fauna. In fact most of the names of Badaga Hattis (Villages) are based on ‘Nature’. For example , the name ‘ Hubbathalai ‘ (a village near Aravankadu Railway Station) is based on a plant ‘HUBBE THALE ‘ or ‘ Bikka mora hatti‘ (another village) gets the name after the tree BIKKE (a kind of olive?) MORA (tree)
Bird or Flower ??
[The beautiful flower bird]
Badaga folklore is full of glory about Nature and their home land the Nilgiri Hills are endowed with rich flora and fauna, a true gift of mother NATURE. Of the many wild flowers, this particular one which grows on a short trees near many villages, has always fascinated me. It appears that mother Nature created a bird as a flower….or... is it, a flower as a bird ? ! *************************************************************
[' A miniature pet ']
Another instance of Nature at its best. A catterpillar [-‘Kambli Poochi’] at our residence at Coonoor. The day after I took this snap, I was desperately trying to locate it again, but……it has just vanished !!
Another catterpillar -I call it ‘Lioness’ – captured in May 2011 at Coonoor
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