 | Madras (India : Presidency) - Great Britain - 1885 - 584 pages
...ceremonies this tribe dispense with the services of a Brahmin, and they are indifferent about choosing an auspicious day for the commencement of the marriage, or for tying the "thaly." The dowry of a virghi is Rupees 12-8-0 and 1\ kandagams of shamay or raggy ; a widow's dowry... | |
 | Government Museum (Chennai, India) - Ethnology - 1894 - 680 pages
...Lands.' 1897. Brahman. Monday is the day chosen for the commencement of the ceremony, and the tali is tied on the following Friday, the only essential...that the Monday and Friday concerned must not follow new moon days. They are indifferent about choosing a ' lakkinam ' (muhurtham or auspicious day) for... | |
 | Edgar Thurston - Anthropology - 2004 - 104 pages
...Lands,' 1897. I Brahman. Monday is the day chosen, for the commencement of the ceremony, and the tali is tied on the following Friday, the only essential...that the Monday and Friday concerned must not follow new moon days. They are indifferent about choosing a ' lakkinam ' (muhurtham or auspicious day) for... | |
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Friday concerned must not follow newmoon days. They are indifferent about choosing a ' lakkinam ' (muhurtham or auspicious day) for the commencement of the marriage, or for tying the tali. Widows are allowed to remarry. When a virgin or a widow has to... 