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 104
... dances . The dance part of the performance is of a simple type and the possession of the Malayar , Mannan or Munnuttan dancer by the spirit or deity whose role he is dancing is only of a mild degree . What is most important here , apart ...
... dances . The dance part of the performance is of a simple type and the possession of the Malayar , Mannan or Munnuttan dancer by the spirit or deity whose role he is dancing is only of a mild degree . What is most important here , apart ...
Page 153
... dancer who ' calls ' him . The medium dancer takes a palm ful of water from the pot and places his palm with water on the girl's head , then hips and feet . ( This ceremony suggests that the god gives the girl the purificatory bath ) ...
... dancer who ' calls ' him . The medium dancer takes a palm ful of water from the pot and places his palm with water on the girl's head , then hips and feet . ( This ceremony suggests that the god gives the girl the purificatory bath ) ...
Page 154
... dancer . From the paddy used in the ceremony seer is given to the koyma , 1 seer to the chemmi end smaller quantities to the medium dancer and the elders among the neighbours . The most dominant theme in this ceremony seems to be not so ...
... dancer . From the paddy used in the ceremony seer is given to the koyma , 1 seer to the chemmi end smaller quantities to the medium dancer and the elders among the neighbours . The most dominant theme in this ceremony seems to be not so ...
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