• DR S KAMALA DEVI

Tribal religion is based on oral traditions. The tribes express their beliefs in everyday language. Their rituals are aimed at solving day to day problems of life. Objects of worship are things of Nature such as trees, rivers, mountain, sun, moon and earth. Offerings are usually in the form of food and drink, domesticated birds and animals. Rituals are mostly performed collectively and transmitted orally. It is descriptive, demonstrative and readily discernible. Among the tribes religious myth, belief, religious value and religious action are not treated as something apart from other kinds of belief and behaviour, as followed in social, economic and political contexts. Yet, the meaning of beliefs and behaviour of the tribals appears mysterious to the outsiders. This is precisely because theirs is a religion without explanation. However, tribal religion is no less complete than the highly developed form of complex religion to the extent that its implicit philosophy recognises the same universal truth. This paper examines the nature of the belief system and oral tradition of the Toda tribal religion.

Toda, Herdsmen, Toda munds, Pastoral Society, Ritualized Buffalo- Cult, Green Funeral

" BELIEF SYSTEM AND ORAL TRADITION OF THE TODA TRIBAL RELIGION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.e669-e676, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203487.pdf

" BELIEF SYSTEM AND ORAL TRADITION OF THE TODA TRIBAL RELIGION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppe669-e676, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203487.pdf