The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... leaves and he is paid Rs . 15 / - a month and is also given food . In olden days , he could go and cut plantain leaves for the temple without asking the owners ' permission , but nowadays , he has to ask permission of the farmers of the ...
... leaves and he is paid Rs . 15 / - a month and is also given food . In olden days , he could go and cut plantain leaves for the temple without asking the owners ' permission , but nowadays , he has to ask permission of the farmers of the ...
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... leaves the body with the few leaves of e : ychil taken away by the mourners and placed on the spirit platform . The Paniyas believe that the spirit or pe : na is different from life or ji : van . latter ceases to be , but the former is ...
... leaves the body with the few leaves of e : ychil taken away by the mourners and placed on the spirit platform . The Paniyas believe that the spirit or pe : na is different from life or ji : van . latter ceases to be , but the former is ...
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... leaves and arecanuts to the elders . He keeps a wooden measure ( na : zhi ) full of rice , near the central post , a coconut shell full of water , suspends a betel leaf on a string tied to the post and an ash cucumber . As the betel leaf ...
... leaves and arecanuts to the elders . He keeps a wooden measure ( na : zhi ) full of rice , near the central post , a coconut shell full of water , suspends a betel leaf on a string tied to the post and an ash cucumber . As the betel leaf ...
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