Ethos of Todas – Integrating With Sylvan System

The topic Ethos of Todas – Integrating with Sylvan System, deals about the conventional and religious practices of Toda tribes. It also discusses how the peculiar practices of Todas are integrated with nature and its infrastructure. There are many dimensions are there in the tribal and environmental research. The topic focuses on the livelihood strategies are closely knitted with sylvan system. The religious and cultural practices of Todas are as follows, fire cult, moon veneration, sun worship, tree worship and ditties for rain pouring. The study limits on the Todas tribe only. The objectives of the study, to bring forth the  life system of the Todas tribe and ecological infrastructure of the Nilgiris. As the study is related to religious and cultural practices, the descriptive method is followed. In this study, the sources are very meager, though plenty in other dimensions. The hypothetical concept is stated that, conventional and religious practices of Todas are really integrated with sylvan system.