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People in the village are vegetarian even in other places.
When asked whether nutritional deficiencies were caused by not eating buckwheat, the villagers said there was no malnutrition in the area.
The Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu is famous for its agriculture and tourism. It is also home to a large number of tribes. Apart from tribal people, other communities also make a living by growing crops. Therefore, the Nilgiri people have different customs and strange worship practices due to the diverse population of this hilly region. One of them is Dheenatty Nadavarai village in Kakuchi Panchayat, which follows a strange custom of not eating non-veg food.
People in this village are engaged in agriculture. They worship Lord Shiva for generations and celebrate Shivaratri every year. It is said that to this day, eating meat is still not allowed in the village. Villagers said that they have been following this custom since the time of their ancestors. They claim they don't even eat eggs.
When asked whether they faced nutritional deficiencies due to not eating buckwheat, they said there was no malnutrition in their village. They also say that they are teaching and following the way of life of their ancestors to future generations.
Prakash, a bus operator from Dheenatty Nadavarai village, said in an interview with Local18: “Until now, we have been eating natural food. In the past ten years, the impact of chemicals has increased, so there has been a situation where chemicals have to be consumed. Until now So far, we only eat vegetarian food. We are very healthy by eating vegetarian food.
In addition to him, a young man named Mano from Dinati Nadawale village claimed: “We are still eating vegetarian food. As far as I know, this custom has been going on for seven or eight generations. We worship Shivalinga, wearing Rudraksha nuts around the neck is said to be a vegetarian food by the people of this village even if they live in other districts and states like Bangalore and Chennai.
