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KAMALAPURAM:
We reached this place around 1.30pm People here
believe that he first Lotus was born here and hence
named it as KAMALAPURAM. This is an agency area and
had a huge paper factory named BILT which is 40
years old. We resided in Jaya Lakshmis house who is
running an NGO named Shakti Seva Soceity which works
on Women Empowerment. She also runs a Rural Bridge
Camp where in the drop outs are collected and
trained in 10 months to reach their main stream
education.
We have also met a reputed Ayurvedic Doctor named
Dr.G.Devayya who discussed the following medicinal
practices?
Leaches are used to remove the toxic blood present
in few parts are swollen.
The leaves of Nalleda plant are put in fire and
and ash formed is mixed with honey and pippadlu and
made into s hen eaten would decrease the fat
content.
Alovera Paste + Jilakara + Sugar = reduces the
heat present in the body.
The Juice of Saraswathi and Guntagalagara leaves
are mixed with 2kg cow milk, 1kg custard oil changes
white hair to black hair.
Duppikomma is rubbed against against a stone, the
powder thus obatained is used for headache.
The seeds of Dry Chillies + Coconut oil is also
used for curing headache.
Jaggery + 1/4th kg goduma ravva + 100grms ghee are
boiled together and should be taken early in the
morning to cure migraine.
Vasaki (addasara) leaves of this plant + sonti +
Voma + pippadlu should be grinded and the mixture
should be taken for curing fever.
Leaves of Gadda garugu + Oil is used for
decreasing swelling
Pickle of Nela usiri is used for curing jaundice.
20g sulphar + 10g mercury + oil should be applied
like body lotion around 4pm to cure skin diseases.
Erra galijara (punarnava) curry of this is used
to solve for indigestion problem.
The stems of chitra mulam are used for blood
cleaning.
Panchathikta guggulu + Aarogya Vardhini (usiri)
used for curing pimples.
The seeds of bhavanhci are dried + cows toilet is
used for treating Lepracy.
The juice of Nelamulka fruits will solve bald head
problems.
Fruits of Alla Neredi, pickle of elaka fruits
should be used for stopping motions.
Dried mixture of Karaka, usirikaya, thanikaya and
thati bhellam when applied to body would help in
reducing Fat and curing Piles.
Coffee powder vasaki flower + roots of
sugandhapala + rose flowers + thangedi flowers +
dhaniyalu + shonti (all in equal portions)
Thippatiga + 10gms. Honey should be taken to cure
the fever of small kdis.
Shonti + voma + jilakarra + dhaniyalu + pippadlu +
lavangalu (all in equal proportions) when taken
after lunch would cure the Gas Trouble problem.
Curry of Ponnaganti is used for decreasing the eye
sight problem.
The juice of Thulasi + Vavila leaves should be
taken into the nose. Then the water deposited in the
brain comes out of the nose.
The leaves of Uthareni pant + neem + bharenka
plant + pogaku kattelu are fired and the ash formed
is mixed with pacha karpuram + pippadlu + lavangalu
+ yalakulu. This helps to cure bleeding from the
gums.
Scorpion Bite = the juice of uthareni leaves is
applied and then a cotton cloth is fired and should
be kept on the place of injury
The juice of kondapindi leaves is used to destroy
stones inside the stomach.
(1/2 kg. pacchi jonnalu + ½ kg wheat + ½ ragulu)
are tied and soaked in water. The germinated seeds
are dried and grinded. This when taken would cure
Sugar problem.
Aasthama 10grms shonti + 20 grms pippadlu +
5grms jajikaya + 5 gms japathri + 2grms miriyalu +
10 grms voma + 1 karakkaya. This mixture is grinded
and honey is added and made into small balls and
taken regularly.
Nathi thaggadaniki : vasa + bolatharam +
saraswathi leaf should be grinded and taken both
mornings and evenings.
To decrease the bad smell from the moth: pacha
karpuram + jajikaya + japatri + kumkumpuvvu +
pippadlu + dried grapes should be grinded and taken
in the form of small balls.
Few medicinal plants found during Biodiversity
competition are:
1. The juice of Munagaa leaves when given to cattle
reduces their stomach ace.
2. The stem of juvvi tree will help in water
purification.
We visited 4 places around
Kamalapuram namely Thondiyala, Malleru Gutta,
Regulagoodam and Oriya Colony.
Thondiyala:
This place which is 8km from Kamalapuram is a
typical village where in all houses are made up of
just mud and wood. These schedule tribes called
adivasulu still practice the age old traditions in
all walks of their life like storing the grains in a
container called Ghumma. We met a person named
Kanthayya who is the oldest learned man. He was born
in 1935 and had studied till 6th class in those days
of Nizams rule. They used to cultivated crops like
Jonnalu, Sajjalu. Explaining about the then
agricultural practices.
Few past repellants he mentioned are Kodise rotte
(stem), Vishamusthti which are mixed in irrigation
water.
Another interested plant called Eama rottaku which
is tied to the wooden sticks and are rooted at four
corners of the field. The air which flows in to the
field comes in contact with the leaves of this plant
and acquires a special characteristic of destroying
the pests inside the field.
The stems of Booriga Tree are used for making
baskets as it has light weight and is strong.
Ippa Flowers are used for preparing alcohol and
are given as prasadham in Bhadrachalam.
Ippa seeds are used for preparing oil which is used
for cooking, lightening and for hair.
He also mentioned the procedure.
Few medicinal plants he mentioned are
.
Jeedi seeds are heated and the acid that comes out
is applied to cure the wounds.
The juice of Guntagarida leaves when put on the
forehead relieves headache.
Dog bite is treated using Uduguchattu.
Festivals:
Vithu Pandaga:
Celebrated just before planting the seeds, praying
to their goddess Sammakka-Sarakka for the prosperity
of their agriculture.
Pacha Pandaga:
Celebrated by thanking their god for a good
beginning of their agriculture.
Problems :
Briefing their problems they told that they have no
good transportaion, education, health facilities.
Despite having sufficient underground water
resources they rely mostly on rain water as they
could not afford for digging bores.
Mallurigutta:
This is a hilly area as the name itself indicates,
located 10kms. From Kamalapuram. Lakshmi Narasimha
Swamy Temple is located on the top of this Hemalaya
hill, amidst a thick forest which occupies around
5km radius. The priest of the temple narrated the
story behind he establishment of it.
The story is as follows:
During 2nd Century B.C. a king named Dilipakarni
conquered this place and he resided along with his
army. One night he heard a voice in his sleep which
ordered him to stop conquering places and killing
people and asked him to dig the mountain at a place
where bright light appears at Brahma Muhurtham to
find him(Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy). Thus the temple
was established and is believed that the problems of
the people who come over there would be solved.
Situated at the beginning of the temple and inside
the forest there is a small water flow which comes
from mountains. This water is said to be pure and
cures all the diseases as it crosses the roots of
many herbal plants. Also this temple has a board
which explains the list of all herbal plants that
could be found in the forest.
Regulagudem:
This is a small village which around 38 families
located 5km from Kamalapuram. These Adhivasis had
migrated from Chattishgadh forest and are Rasakoyas.
Their language is called Gondi. They rely mostly on
the forest for food. They go for hunting animals
like Rabits, Dhuppulu, forest pigs, udumulu,(they
catch these with the help of wild dogs), deers with
the help of bow and arrow. They use the stem of
Kanuga trees for brushing. The women over here wear
lungis instead of sarees. And the marriage here
takes place without any dowry . The festivals they
celebrate here are Kothala Pandaga, and Girijana
Pandaga and they worship goddess called Muthyalamma.
This small village has school named Alter Little
School and the villagers here have around 187 acres
of land which they cultivate and consume among
themselves. They have only one well from where they
get the drinking water. They rely on rain water for
their irrigation. During summer they dont find and
work and thus find any work and thus find it
difficult for their livelihood. And this village has
absolutely no electricity and transportation
facilities. Despite of all these problems they are
reluctant to come form this place.
Oriya Colony:
This colony is in the town itself. These people have
migrated from Chattishgadh in 1977 for some labour
work. Since then most of them settled here and
became accustomed with Hindu Culture and traditions.
Few interesting practices they follow are : Before
every Dasara they cut the trunk of burugu tree in
the forest and get it to the village without putting
it down anywhere. They hope this tree would bring
prosperity in their lives. And the temple they have
doesnt contain any statues but has only paintings
of gods and goddesses.
Village visited : Dubba Tanda
Period of the Project : 11-13 June, 2009
Dubba Thanda:
This village is 2km from Thorrur and 55kms from
Warangal. It consists of Lambadas who migrated from
Suryapet 100 years before. Somaji, a 85 year old
person is the founder of this Thanda. He studied
till 4th class in those days of Nizams rule. This
person fought with Nizams and distributed 300 acres
of land to all his people. Thus even today everyone
in the Thanda praises his selflessness and gives him
utmost respect.
The marriage of Lambadas used to take place for
around 6 months. They celebrate 4 festivals in
between:
1. Vayubhandhe The bridegroom is made to
sit and take bath amidst 4 pots which are put in 4
corners of the house.
2. Ghota : Panakam is made and distributed to
the whole village.
3. Ghot : During this festival a sheep is
sacrificed in the name of God and he meat is
distributed to all the families in the village.
4. Finally the bride is sent to the mother in laws
house on a cow.
The following are the festivals they celebrate:
1. Panidhadhi: This is the biggest festival
they celebrate. Whole villagers fix a date every 3
years and celebrate this festival.
2. Seethala : During this festival animals
are made to cross a tree under which 7 stones are
put. Thus they believe that their cattle would be
healthy.
3. Bathukamma: This is a 9 day festival
during which wheat seeds are germinated and the
finally left into the lakes. They celebrate this for
the prosperity of their fields.
Dress : The Lambadas have a typical dress. Of
course most of them are not wearing this dress these
days.
Bangles : These bangles are made up of ivory. During
marriage the bangles worn on the forearm are shifted
to the upper arm and new bangles are worn again on
the forearm. The bangles worn on the upper arm would
be removed if her husband dies.
Chunni : This is beautifully decorated with
mirrors all around and these mirrors will be removed
if her husband dies.
Kadiyam : This is worn during marriage to the
right leg of the bride.
They also have typical ornaments which are made up
of gold, copper and silver. Also most of the
scheduled tribes put designs on their skin with
pachabottu which is a kid of style for them.
On the last day we met an interesting person named
Vinay Kumar. This person does real estate business,
hotel business, he is a teacher and also an expert
in Ayurvedham.
These are the few interesting things he mentioned
with us:
1. For body pains to be cured vamu should be heated
and mixed with honey and should be applied.
2. Right leg / Hand paralysis: Juice of pillade
leaves should be applied.
3. Left leg/hand paralysis : Juice of Ekapeeta (this
tree grows under jilledi trees) stem should be
applied.
4. For a person who took poison a small drop of
ingalikam powder when kept on his tongue would oust
everything present in his stomach.
5. For kids who always cry for food he said there
will be few insects which eat away the food given to
the kid and these can be removed by applying the
juice of somidi leaves like oil. Then pour water on
his body from 10 m and we can see the insects coming
out of the kids body.
He also mentioned about a small innovation which was
exhibited during science fair by his children. And
that is :
A copper wire is to be wound to an iron pulley and
during one pull of the pulley we can generate
electricity that can be stored and used for 2-3
hours.
We have also conducted a bio diversity competition
and had good response from the children in the
village. The following are few medicinal plants we
heard about:
1. Body pains : Adavi Vankayalu or Jilledu milk
2. For black hair : Cows toilet or muddamandaram
leaves
3. For Sugar : Usirikaya + honey
4. For allergy : Juice of pamodia leaves should be
applied.
5. to control water form oxs eye valasya leaves
juice is used.
6. Fracture : Modhuga leaves juice is to be applied.
7. Goru chuttu : milk from salendra leaves is to be
applied
8. Neredi furits will help to melt the stones
present in the kidneys.
9. For any cattle diseases usually indragadda leaves
juice is applied.
Gyan Shodh
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