Thuruthi - Bellows
The process of pudam is composed of 2 processes. One is stove/ ulai and another is heat. Till now we have seen about the different types of heat and its production types.
Let us see the type of stove in todays post. This is cylinder used for producing fire. There may be structural variation in the stove according to the type of pudam. Regarding the process of lighting or fire in the stove, air is essential. Agathiyar in his book “Agathiyar Vaatha Sowmiyam”, describe about the equipment for sending air inside the stove.
“பாரப்பா ஊத்துமுறை வகையைக்கேளு
paarappaa ooththumurai vakaiyaikaelu
தானப்பா கிண்ணம் செய்யதுருத்தியொன்று
thaanappaa kinnam seyyathuruththiyonru
பக்குவமாய் உருக்குமுறை துருத்திரெண்டு
pakkuvamaai urukkumurai thuruththtirendu
சேரப்பா சத்துவகை துருத்திநாலு
saerappaa saththuvakai thuruththinaalu
செயமான கைமுறையாய் அறிந்துகொண்டு
seyamaana kaimuraiyaai arinthukondu”
The equipment used to send air inside the stove/ulai is named as “thuruththi” by Agathiyar. He describes about three types of thuruththi.
Single thuruththi
This thuruththi is made up of the skin of one whole goat which has only one hole. On activating this, air will be sent to the stove via that hole. This type of thuruththi is mainly used in coal stove which produces heat for the preparation of bowl.
Two thuruththi
This thuruththi is made up of skin of young calf which has two holes. On activating this, air will be sent to coal stove via holes. This thuruththi is used to melt the necessary things by making heat in the coal stove.
Four thuruththi
This type of thuruththi has 4 holes within and activating these results in the air flow inside the coal stove. Using this thuruththi, we can blow the required thing inside stove for specific product formation and heat is produced as per specification.
This type of leather thuruththis were in use before 10-20 years and now it is not used anywhere else.
Let us see the very interesting topic “varmam” in upcoming posts.
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Original – www.siththarkal.com
Translated by Lalilthambika Rajasekaran
