The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... annual gathering of the tribe . There is nothing more important in their traditional economic life than this annual gathering . After independence , the Government of Kerala have been interested in stopping this form of indentured ...
... annual gathering of the tribe . There is nothing more important in their traditional economic life than this annual gathering . After independence , the Government of Kerala have been interested in stopping this form of indentured ...
Page 92
... annual offering in the month of Kumbham for all the three deities . At the annual festival here , there is no dance by men and women , as the goddess of Cheengeri who is the family deity of the Chetty of Cheengeri is said to have ...
... annual offering in the month of Kumbham for all the three deities . At the annual festival here , there is no dance by men and women , as the goddess of Cheengeri who is the family deity of the Chetty of Cheengeri is said to have ...
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... annual , payment of bride - wealth is continued till the woman is past middle age or till the in - laws say they do ... annual bride - wealth payment . The Madras Census account about the Paniyas of Gudalur says that if the annual bride ...
... annual , payment of bride - wealth is continued till the woman is past middle age or till the in - laws say they do ... annual bride - wealth payment . The Madras Census account about the Paniyas of Gudalur says that if the annual bride ...
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