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Volume : III, Issue : VIII, September - 2013 Health Seeking Behaviour Of Siddhis: A Case Study Of Uttara Kannada District In Karnataka State Chandraprabha Patgar And M. G. Huddar DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Every tribal society irrespective of its folk and urban cultural elements would have been disappeared, had
if not been recognized the notion of health Seeking behaviour. Siddhis in the state are small, homogeneous, typical
language and isolated human group. According to the Bombay Gazetteer the Siddhis were escaped from Goa from
their masters and settled in India and Yellapur Talukas, Uttar-Kannada District. They are described as having a black
skin, curly hair, sloping forehead and thick lips. The people known as Khaphris are Goan Catholic Christians. They
speak Konkani and are described as Siddhis in physical appearance. The Sidamo tribe in Africa practiced
circumcision and grew a tuft of hair on the head. These practices in India continued among the Siddhis. This article
deals with beliefs and practices, related to Siddhis with regard to their food patterns, ideas regarding hygiene,
community sanitation and their concepts about illness and associated beliefs, their notions about supernatural and
spirits as well as treatment in seeking behaviour. Explanation given on the above aspects is an attempt to make
holistic approach towards the idea of understanding the knowledge, attitudes, Perceptions and practices relating to
the overall health seeking behavioral system of Siddhis of Uttar - Kannada District in Karnataka state. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Chandraprabha Patgar And M. G. Huddar, (2013). Health Seeking Behaviour Of Siddhis: A Case Study Of Uttara Kannada District In Karnataka State. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. VIII, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/3028.pdf References : - Ghurye 1963. “The Schedule Tribes”, Popular Press, Bombay
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