Yelagiri Hut Shelters

Over 200 years ago, the Malaiyali tribe settled on Yelagiri hill in Tamil Nadu, building clay huts for various purposes. Today, only one old hut remains as a symbol of their transition from foraging to a more modern lifestyle.

  • The hut is formed of red clay on a teak wood structure.
  • Made of dry bamboo leaves, the thatched roof is waxed with cow dung to prevent it from leaking during the monsoon season.
  • This covering tends to make the house appear deceivingly small from the outside, but it has enough space to house eight people and a paran (attic) ....
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