The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... bride - wealth is continued till the woman is past middle age or till the in - laws say they do not want it . Since ... bride - wealth payment . The Madras Census account about the Paniyas of Gudalur says that if the annual bride ...
... bride - wealth is continued till the woman is past middle age or till the in - laws say they do not want it . Since ... bride - wealth payment . The Madras Census account about the Paniyas of Gudalur says that if the annual bride ...
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... bride , and some nice food specially prepared for the bride . The party may not proceed immediately to the bride's hut but rest under some shady tree near it . The groom sits on 2 of the small bags of paddy covering his head with a ...
... bride , and some nice food specially prepared for the bride . The party may not proceed immediately to the bride's hut but rest under some shady tree near it . The groom sits on 2 of the small bags of paddy covering his head with a ...
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... bride's group comes up to them and wraps a cloth , tiruman'a - kettu round the groom and also the bride . This is his signal for the commencement of the core ceremonies for which the bride and groom have to be bathed - only token ...
... bride's group comes up to them and wraps a cloth , tiruman'a - kettu round the groom and also the bride . This is his signal for the commencement of the core ceremonies for which the bride and groom have to be bathed - only token ...
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