Kurumba
Kurumba may refer to: * Kurumbas (tribe), an indigenous community in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu * Kurumba languages, spoken by the Kurumbas * Kurumba Gounder, a caste of Tamil Nadu, India * Kurumba, Panchthar, village in eastern Nepal * HMAS Kurumba, HMAS ''Kurumba'', oil tanker operated by the Royal Australian Navy from 1919 to 1946 * Kurumba Maldives, a resort in the Maldives See also

* Jenu Kurubas, a tribal group in India *Kuruva (other) *Kuruma (other) {{Disambig, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Kurumbas (tribe)
Kurumbas (or) Kurumbar (Tamil language, Tamil: Kurumbans, Kurumbars) (Malayalam language, Malayalam: Kuruman) (Kannada language, Kannada: Kuruba, Kurubaru) are a designated Scheduled Tribe or an indigenous community in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris). The Nilgiris district is home to six tribes. The Kurumbar are one of the earliest known inhabitants of the Western Ghats, who are engaged in the collection and gathering of forest produce, mainly wild honey, wax and elephant husbandry. Non-Nilgiri Kurumbar peoples are generally shepherds. They are historically same but culturally different from each other. Nilgiri Kurumbar peoples speak Kurumba language (Tamil-kannada mixed language). New alphabets are released for Kurumba language by some Government Teachers. Nadukarkal (Ancestors stone) plays a main role in Kurumbar deity. Also, the main deity of the tribe is Shiva, Lord Shiva under the name of Bhairava. They also worship animals, birds, trees, rock ...
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