Today every person wears clothes to cover his body and shoes to protect his feet. Today no one can keep his feet safe without shoes. But do you know that there is a village in India where people do not wear shoes? Yes, there is a very special reason for not wearing shoes in this village.
shoes and slippers
Shoes and slippers were invented to protect the feet. Today every person wears shoes and slippers to protect the feet. However, it is very common in Indian homes that people stay inside the house without shoes and slippers. People keep their shoes and slippers outside the house or in the shoe rack near the door. Because it is believed that wearing shoes inside brings dirt inside. But you will be surprised to know that there is a village in South India where people never wear shoes and slippers. Even when they go out of their houses in the village, they do not wear slippers.
what is the reason
According to a report published in the BBC website in 2019, the name of this small village is Andaman, which is about 450 km away from Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. According to the report, at that time about 130 families lived in the village. Most of these people were farmers or laborers in the fields. However, in this village, only the elderly or sick people walk wearing slippers and shoes, no one else wears shoes inside the village.
Wear slippers in summer
In the summer season, some people wear slippers to protect themselves from the hot ground. But children go to school without shoes or slippers. At the same time, some people are seen coming and going with shoes and slippers in their hands.
This is the reason for not wearing it
The villagers believe that their village is protected by a goddess named Muthyalamma. In her honour, people do not wear shoes or slippers. Just as people do not enter the temple wearing shoes or slippers, they consider this village as a temple. People walk here without wearing anything on their feet. This tradition has been going on for years, no one has forced them to do so. The people of the village are following their beliefs. When a guest from outside comes to the village, the villagers tell him about this tradition. But no one is forced to do this.
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