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History of Oyangudi |
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| Stories we heard from our village elders. |
| Group of people came from Kerala and settled around here. Most of them
were palmrya climbers. And they depend on
Palmyra Palms trees. These
places were full of palm trees and helped them to do their job and settled around.
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Palmyra tree is the official tree of Tamil Nadu. In Tamil culture it is
called karpaha, "celestial tree", and is highly respected because all its parts
can be used. The recently germinated seeds form fleshy sprouts below the surface
which can be boiled and eaten as a fibrous, nutritious food. The germinated
seed's hard shell is also cut open to take out the crunchy kernel which tastes
like a water chestnut but is sweeter. The ripe fibrous outer layer of the fruits
is edible after boiling or roasting. When the fruit is tender, the kernel inside
the hard shell is an edible jelly that is refreshing and rich in minerals. When
the crown of the tree from which the leaves sprout is cut we get an edible cake. |
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