Hopes in their Eyes

This Portrait of a Soliga Woman shot was taken at BR Hills. One of the ancient residents in the Biligirirangan Hills is The Soliga Tribe where they have been living for more than centuries. In the recent times, government has been trying to turn the resident places of the Soliga Tribes into parks for safeguarding of the animals like tigers, leopards and sloth bears. The Soliga Tribe people are more into silk weaving, mid-wives are being trained so that they can find employment in the hospitals, the people of the tribe also make honey and gather turmeric powder. They have taken an initiative of setting up schools for their kids and even the ambulance amenity for the patients living far away. It is a grand Champak Tree which is as old as 2000 years old which is 34 meters in height and 20 meters in width. This is a must visit as you can be close to the history of Biligirirangan Hills as the tree is worshipped by many devotes in the Biligirirangan Hills. Dodda Sampige Mara is situated within the Temple of BR hills.