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Modhweth Festival

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Modhweth Festival:

The Toda tribe, one of the oldest Dravidian ethnic groups in the Nilgiris Hills of Tamil Nadu, celebrated their traditional ‘Modhweth’ festival to mark the New Year.It is celebrated annually on the last Sunday of December or the first Sunday of January.
It is held at the Moonpo temple in Muthanadu Mund village, located in the Nilgiri district.

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