Topic started by Mahesh (@ host132-140.132.177.202.in-addr.arpa) on Fri Jun 8 06:09:39 .
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Can any one explain the rasons behind wearing
Metti (siththu) in leg fingers and Mookuththi
by females ? Is there a medical reason ?
I read somewhere that the nerve that ends on the
leg finger is responsible for some body control
which is done by Metti and the same with mookkuththi.

Experts/knowledgeable in this area - please clarify.

thanks
Mahesh

Responses:

• From: VeeJay (@ 192.131.85.30) on: Fri Jun 8 11:06:41
  
  Some discussions that was done on metti
  
  http://forumhub.com/tnhistory/19431.00.33.05.html
  
  
• From: Mahesh (@ 164.164.130.13) on: Sun Jun 10 23:02:10
  
  Thanks for the link.. but it still does not
  give a picture as to medical significance
  of wearing metti (or mookuthi).
  
  
• From: Misguided Soul (@ bkj-cache83.jaring.my) on: Mon Jun 11 23:31:26
  
  Metti is also known as minji...This is worn by womwn by their husbands cause it is believed taht by wearing this the wife will be close to the husband
  
  
• From: kurankaatti (@ spxychi1.bankofamerica.com) on: Tue Jun 12 18:13:45
  
  kalyaanam panina odane, husband wife kaalai pudikkanum-kardhukaaka podaradhu dhaan metti.
  Mukuthi - Dhoorathil, azhaku , mukkiya nerankalail thollai
  
  
• From: Bhuvana (@ vg.kerckhoff.mpg.de) on: Fri Jun 15 05:56:44
  
  You can go through the article in kumudam-sinegithi. The link was below
  http://www.kumudam.com/sinegithi/mainpage.html
  
  
• From: Bhuvana (@ vg.kerckhoff.mpg.de) on: Fri Jun 15 05:59:23
  
  The above link is taking you to the mainpage. The article name is "nagai pottal ...."
  
  
• From: kurankaatti (@ spxyrch1.bankofamerica.com) on: Fri Jun 15 14:32:28
  
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• From: ram (@ dialpool-210-214-6-246.maa.sify.net) on: Wed Jun 12 04:44:17
  
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• From: Shakthi (@ bangdp-35-182.mantraonline.com) on: Wed Jun 12 05:26:12
  
  Mookuthi,
  
  More for acupunture effect.
  
  Metti,
  I guess worn for medicinal values of silver. Second toe represents nasal nerve endings.
  
  Also, any man could find out, whether the woman
  is married or not, by just looking at their feet. If metti, is worn, its decency on their part not to look at the face. (i.e. the idea is she belongs to somebody).I guess these were practised in olden days. Men used to wear metti too for the similar reasons, obviously.
  
  
• From: Saras (@ ) on: Tue Apr 22 03:05:04
  
  Is it wrong for a married woman to wear only one minji?
  
  

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