2. INTRODUCTION
Tamil Nadu is an enchanting and ancient land in the
extreme south of peninsular India. Tamil Nadu is the
eleventh largest state in India.
Tamil is the official language and it is the worlds first
language.
Tamil culture is still followed by many peoples the
culture like cuisine, temple, dress, games, festivals, etc.
3. Cuisine
Pazaya sorru (fermented rice)
• Plays an important role
•It has the rare B6 B12 vitamins which are not
otherwise easily available in other food
supplements. This rice generates and harbors
trillions of beneficial bacteria that help digestion
and has many disease fighting and immunity
developing agents. The bacteria that grow in the
intestines due to this rice safeguard the internal
organs and keep them fit and ready. Consuming
this rice helps quicker digestion and wards off
ageing, bone related ailments and muscular pains.
•Banana leaves have a wide range of applications
because they are large, flexible, waterproof and
decorative.
•They are used for cooking, wrapping and food-
serving in a wide range of cuisines in tropical and
subtropical areas. They are used for decorative
and symbolic purposes in numerous Hindu
ceremonies. In traditional homebuilding in
tropical areas, roofs and fences are made with dry
banana-leaf thatch.
•The antioxidants (polyphenols) in banana leaf is
reported to help fight cancer. Banana leaves are
also used in some ayurvedic medicinal
preparations. By serving hot food on a banana
leaf, one could get a lot of those good stuff
although the leaf is hard to digest for human
when eaten as-is. It is hygienic.
4. How the food culture is changed
As idlis are steamed, In dosa,
•Weight loss benefit Easy to digest
•Light and easy to digest High in protein
•Rich in vitamin Provides vitamin
•Rice is the major staple food of most of the Tamil
people. Normally lunch or dinner is a meal of steamed
rice (choru) served with accompanying items, which
typically include sambar, poriyal (curry), rasam, kootu and
curd.
Fake banana leaf
As all necessary nutrients are lost
during processing of Maida,
foods made from it utilize
nutrients from the body for
absorption. ... Eating Maida also
raises bad cholesterol (LDL)
resulting many health issues like
weight gain, high blood pressure.
5. Temple
In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, known as the Land of Temples. Nearly 33,000
ancient temples, many at least 800 to 1400 years old, are found scattered all over
the state. As per Tamilnadu Hindu Endowments Board, there are 38615 Temples.
Most of the largest hindu Temples reside here.[1] Studded with complex architecture,
variety of sculptures, and rich inscriptions, the temples remain the very essence of
the culture and heritage of Tamil land, with historical records dating back to at least
3,000 years.
6. PONGAL (Festival)
•The day preceding Pongal is called Bhogi.
•Discard old belongings and celebrate new
possessions.
•Light a bonfire in order to burn the discards.
Houses are cleaned, painted and decorated.
• The horns of oxen and buffaloes are
painted.
• Here farmers keep medicinal herb corner of
each fields.
•The origins of the Thai Pongal festival
may date to more than 1000 years ago.
•Puthiyeedu is believed to represent the
first harvest of the year.
• Tamil people refer to Pongal as "Tamizhar
Thirunaal,“
• During the festival, milk is cooked in a
vessel. When it starts to bubble and
overflows out of the vessel, freshly
harvested rice grains are added to the pot.
At the same time other participants blow a
conch called the sanggu and shout
"Pongalo Pongal
Tamilians decorate their homes with banana
and mango leaves and embellish the floor with
decorative patterns drawn using rice flour.[5]
kolams/rangolis are drawn on doorsteps.
HAPPY
PONGAL
7. • Kaanum pongal it’s a fourth day
celebration it is a time for family
reunions.
• Brothers pay special tribute to
their married sisters by giving
gifts as affirmation of their love.
•Landlord present gifts of food,
clothes and money to their
tenants.
•Mattu Pomgal is a festival
celebrated together by the
villagers to thanks the cows for
their favors in farming. The cow
is decorated in colours.
•Adventures games such as
jallikattu or taming the wild bull
are features of the day.
8. JALLIKATTU CULTURE
Jallikattu (or sallikkattu), also known as ta and manju
virattu[2], is a traditional spectacle in which a Bos
indicus bull, such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam
breeds. 3rd day mattu pongal.
Puja to this bull with alangaram and released first
into the area , is released into a crowd of people, and
multiple human participants attempt to grab the
large hump on the bull's back with both arms and
hang on to it while the bull attempts to escape.
The player reverse it as a divine and never attempts
to embrace it.
VAADI VAASAL
The picture speaks a lot, look at the Visnava symbo and
temple in walls
9. AGRICULTURE
During the Sangam age, 500 BCE – 300 CE, agriculture was the main vocation of
the Tamils.[1] It was considered a necessity for life, and hence was treated as the
foremost among all occupations. The farmers or the Ulavar were placed right at
the top of the social classification. As they were the producers of food grains, they
lived with self-respect. Agriculture during the early stages of Sangam period was
primitive,[1] but it progressively got more efficient with improvements in irrigation,
ploughing, manuring, storage and distribution. The ancient Tamils were aware of
the different varieties of soil, the kinds of crops that can be grown on them and
the various irrigation schemes suitable for a given region.
