Drainage and accessories in Tamil culture

 

                                            Drainage and accessories in Tamil culture

           Tamils ​​have been displaying their art and aesthetics through costumes sinc

e ancient times. The Tamil people, who considered nature as their deity and based their life on it, enjoyed wearing their first ornaments of natural stones, flowers, flags and straw. [1] It is also the foundation for continuous metals. Costumes have always been a tool for expressing artistic talent.

      The senses were considered essential to mankind. Tamil organs were specially polished by decorative teams.

               Two thousand years ago by Thiruvalluvar,

                     Wealth in Wealth Wealth in Wealth

                     Wealth is all head-screw, 411.

We will see how the Tamils ​​decorated the adored ear

Drainage - Ear drainage

          It is said that making beautiful sculptures is sculpting. Ear piercing is the act of piercing the ear, gradually hanging small curves of weight on it and Early on, young women would enjoy wearing earrings and small jewelry before getting married. Bridesmaids wear gold and silver jewelry with heavy inputs such as pamphlet, pendant, and screw.                                                                                                                                                     

        Women from affluent families tend to wear more jewelry and get stretched to the shoulder. Thus the pleasure of locking earrings and jewelry came from a hopeful habit that was considered vague. The upper bouts featured two cutaways, for easier access to the higher frets.

          Both Buddhism and Jainism flourished in Tamil culture before the 2nd century AD. Buddhist and Jain sages left their ears hanging out. This can be seen in the sculptures, pillar sculptures and beautiful paintings found in Samanarmalai, Nagamalai, Kalugumalai, Thiruparankundram, Anaimalai, Alagarmalai, Arunattanmalai and Chitthannavasal. Carving their ear can be considered a cultural element of hope. Based on the fact that the Vadikadu liturgy was one of the cultural elements of the Tamils, Mamallapuram, the foremost of the Pallava cave works, is located in Kalugumalai, and Vadikadu forms in the Chola works are found in Tanjore. Moreover, the statues, towers and pillar sculptures found in the thousands of temples in Tamil Nadu show that it does not drain even in the times of those who ruled Tamil Nadu at different times. .

Natural accessories

          The Tamils, who adopted their way of life in harmony with nature, made their clothing and accessories out of natural materials.

        The bark of the palm tree is rolled up and worn on the ear. It is called kutambai.

       The so-called tubular earring is screwed. The Valampuri chain necklace was much loved and worn by women. There are numerous garment factories in the ports of Tamil Nadu. To this day, various forms and carvings of conch shells are found in areas where ports existed.

       Manimegalai song mentions the association with "Ollari Nedungkan Velli Venthottu".

Earrings have been called by various names. The ornament is attached to the ear and is attached to the ear. The jewelry hanging from the ear is called a pendant. Glue, straw, chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum, tubercle [3], wire, vulva, scurf, taruppu, kadukkan, makari, veerasannam, trisari, panchari, navasari, navakandi, necklace, bite, tandatti, kundalam, file, pukadi, muruku ,Cevippū, maṭal, caṉṉāvatañcam, pāmpaṇi, nākapaṭam, pāmpaṭam, kutampai, nīlakkutampai, cantirapāṇi, kuraṭu, ceviyīṭu.

 

                   In the Thoothukudi district, the Navat Tirupatis of Perumal are located with various characteristics. Among them, Tenthirupperai [3] is known as Makara Nedungukulaikadhar as he wears the Moolavar Capricorn [fish] as a garland in his tube [4].The giraffe says that the females also wore capers [5].

The deities, not only those who lived in a place of worship by others at a high level, but also the common people had ear piercings as an expression of civilization.

            Not only women but also men sculpted and adorned their ears as evidenced by the early paintings and sculptures.

Poṟpū

             The earring is also known as the gold eyebrow, and another accessory is called the naraikkanpatti. The bottom wire is made in two parts in the shape of a loop and fitted with a screw. During the Chola period, the pearl-studded earring was called Vadugavali. It is circular in shape. Also known as the Double Volley [7] by the circular volley population.

Pūṭi

          Wearing it in the form of a beautiful flower in the west is called kotpu. Be with the screw. Kotpu is also known as 'Poodi' in the Thoothukudi area. Sapphire and pearl studded earrings are called "pearl studs". [8] Sapphire and pearl studded earrings are said to be "mustard" in the region. "Sidukku" has turned into "Kadukkana".

Civilization development

With the development of civilization and the development of mass communication, the practice of deafness has come to a standstill today. Earlier ear implants were surgically removed and grafted.

The widows of the Thoothukudi district [Nadar community] wore unadorned white clothing in the filter, a cultural element that has continued for thousands of years.

Notes

1] T. Y. Sathasiva Bandarathar, Tamil Literature in Inscriptions, p.87.

2] Tolkappiyam, subject, 258.

3] ‘ ‘Kuḻai eṉpa taḷir tuvāraṅ kuṇṭalañcēṟu’ piṅkala nikaṇṭu .252.

4] Tendirupparai is located on the road from Tirunelveli to Thiruchendur.

5] Narayana Dixit, Thendirupparai Makaranedungukulaikkadar Pamalai, pp.25,26.hanging the earlobe without touching the shoulder strap.

The ear-splitting custom of vadikadu has been a faint symbol of faith among the Tamil people from the Sangam period to the middle of the nineteenth century. It is also known as ear drainage and is considered to be a sign of high aesthetics.

 

                                                                                                                       DrThavasimuthumaran