Paniyas are found in Pandalur and Gudalur Taluks in Nilgiri district of TamilNadu. The women wear ornaments of palm leaves (ola and lolok for the ears, mookuthi for the nose). Both men and women tattooed on their bodies. They use “Marathikku” bark and also use “Mayana kosu Pisin” to stick Choothumani in earrings.