He comes from Badaga community, similar to Maori community.    From Wordnik.com.  [NZ On Screen] Reference

Badaga tribes from Ooty and dancers from Barmer district of Rajasthan also performed at the festival.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference

Halfway along our way, a jeepload of friendly Badaga men and women kindly offered us a lift back to our rest house.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference

At a Badaga funeral witnessed by the Rev.A. C. Clayton the buffalo calf was led thrice round the bier, and the dead man's hand was laid on its head.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion] Reference

Small wonder the local Badaga community is shifting to tea. “Kenya and Sri Lanka, the major tea producers, are facing severe drought conditions.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times of India] Reference

” At a Badaga funeral witnessed by the Rev.A. C. Clayton the buffalo calf was led thrice round the bier, and the dead man’s hand was laid on its head.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 55. The Transference of Evil. § 2. The Transference to Animals] Reference

Coimbatore: Badaga dance was performed in front of Coimbatore Airport on Saturday evening for an hour providing a feast to the eyes and entertainment to the passengers and visitors.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference

The petitioner sought a direction to official authorities to ensure that the panchayatdars do not excommunicate members of the Badaga community and protect the rights of women members of the community from harassment at the instance of panchayatdars by giving them equal treatment and protection from oppression.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference

Mr. Davison says: -- "The Southern Wren-Warbler breeds chiefly on the slopes of the Nilgiris about the Badaga cultivation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1] Reference

At a Badaga funeral witnessed by the.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Bough : a study of magic and religion] Reference

Badaga, 384.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day] Reference

The events include folk dance, karagam, kavadi attam, kummi, silambattam, devarattam, thappattam, mayilattam, sevayattam and Badaga dance.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference