Kattunayakan (also Kattunayakar) or Jenu Kurumbas[2] is a designated scheduled tribe in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh.
They are one of the earliest known inhabitants of the Western Ghats, who are engaged in the collection and gathering of forest produce, mainly wild honey and wax.
The women attach a long single piece of cloth round their body just below the neck, leaving the shoulders and arms bare.
Hunting and collecting forest produce are the two main means of living for the Kattunayakan tribe.
Even then they only use modern medicine after seeking consent from "God" by the chieftain or priest (generally both roles are taken by the same person), through a well-defined set of traditional rituals or poojas.