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The Todas are an ethnic group that inhabit the Nilgiri Plains of south India. They were once one of the most isolated people in the world. Their customs and language are still considered strange to non-Toda visitors, though they have gotten less unusual in recent years due to exposure to the modern global culture. Nonetheless, the Todas still stand out because of their novel way of life and beliefs. One particularly interesting facet of their culture is the architecture of their traditional oval and pent-shaped houses and temples. The Basis of the Toda Traditional Economy The Todas were ancestrally pastoralists who were dependent on the milk of water buffalo for their livelihood. They produced the milk in dairies and then