Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1This Seven Volume Set Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of The Social Construction Of Southern India. First Published In 1909. |
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auspicious bamboo barber bathe betel Bhūtas Billavas Brahmans bride bridegroom called carried caste Census child cloth cocoanut corpse custom death ceremonies deceased deity district exogamous sept father Fawcett feast female festival fingers fire fish flowers Gazetteer girl goddess gold gōtra hand head headman Hindu Holeya hōmam husband illam India king Kshatriyas Labbais lamp leaf leaves live Madras Census Report Malabar male mantrams Mārāns Maratha Maravans marriage marriage ceremonies married Muduvars Mukkuvans Mysore Nāga Nambūtiri Nattukottai Chettis Nāyādis Nayars neck North Malabar offerings Paliyans Pallans pandal Parasu Rāma performed person piece plantain pollution present priest puberty pyre Rāja Rāma returned rice rites round rupees sacred thread Saivites sambandham Siva South Canara sub-division sword takes tāli tāluk Tamil taravad Telugu temple Tiyans Travancore tree tribe turmeric usually Vellalas village Vizagapatam wear widow wife woman worship Zamorin