The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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Page 79
... chemmi being a land - owner having absolute right to the land , and ka : ra : yma referring to a subordinate tenancy ... chemmi of Karinadu belonged to the Panchankadan sib but as there are no adults now in this sib , a man who was ...
... chemmi being a land - owner having absolute right to the land , and ka : ra : yma referring to a subordinate tenancy ... chemmi of Karinadu belonged to the Panchankadan sib but as there are no adults now in this sib , a man who was ...
Page 132
... chemmi's perquisite . Then the chemmi says : " Let the sixty - four ' be placed " . On this command , the ' friend ' of the groom places Rs . 5 on the drum head . ( This is the cash part of the bride - wealth . Why it is called ' sixty ...
... chemmi's perquisite . Then the chemmi says : " Let the sixty - four ' be placed " . On this command , the ' friend ' of the groom places Rs . 5 on the drum head . ( This is the cash part of the bride - wealth . Why it is called ' sixty ...
Page 153
... chemmi before it is bathed prior to burial by the women mourners - has to be performed . The residual defilement due to menstruation thus ritually removed , she is ritually ' clean ' and then alone she can join the group of female ...
... chemmi before it is bathed prior to burial by the women mourners - has to be performed . The residual defilement due to menstruation thus ritually removed , she is ritually ' clean ' and then alone she can join the group of female ...
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