The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... Vishnu temple at Tirunelli . He was cap- tured by the tribesmen of Wynad and taken to their chief in his fortress at Veliyambam , Poothadi village . The tribal chief- tain's daughter fell in love with the prisoner and wanted to marry ...
... Vishnu temple at Tirunelli . He was cap- tured by the tribesmen of Wynad and taken to their chief in his fortress at Veliyambam , Poothadi village . The tribal chief- tain's daughter fell in love with the prisoner and wanted to marry ...
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... Vishnu temple . In a Sanskrit poem , Ko : Kila Sande : sa ( The Cuckoo Messen- ger ) by Uddanda Sastri of Kanchipuram in Madras State , composed in 1426 A. D. there is a mention of the Vishnu temple at Tirunelli . The poet tells his ...
... Vishnu temple . In a Sanskrit poem , Ko : Kila Sande : sa ( The Cuckoo Messen- ger ) by Uddanda Sastri of Kanchipuram in Madras State , composed in 1426 A. D. there is a mention of the Vishnu temple at Tirunelli . The poet tells his ...
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A. Aiyappan. of the glorious Vishnu Vardhana , descendant of the Kudum- biya clan ' . Vishnu Vardhana probably was a chieftain of Canarese origin . The other inscription is too fragmentary and the part of the epigraph containing the name ...
A. Aiyappan. of the glorious Vishnu Vardhana , descendant of the Kudum- biya clan ' . Vishnu Vardhana probably was a chieftain of Canarese origin . The other inscription is too fragmentary and the part of the epigraph containing the name ...
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