Athigaratty (also known as Adigaratty) is a hamlet located in the Nilgiri Hills in the state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

. One of the largest villages in the Nilgirs

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with over 800 households.Third Census of Minor Irrigation Schemes
/ref> Athigaratty is located 10 km from

Udagamandalam Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and sou ...

and 18 km from Coonoor. It is one of the largest Badaga Hattis (villages) in the Nilgiris in terms of the number of houses, next only to village of Nanjanadu. The major occupation of the people of Athigaratty is

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plantation. The local dialect of the Nilgiris is Badaga and Tamil Athigaratty is popular for '

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Abba' (Ther = chariot, Abba = Festival) procession, an annual carnival which draws a large crowd from around the Nilgiris.

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Villages in Nilgiris district {{Nilgiris-geo-stub