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 60
... paise for women which workers out in cash to about Rs.3.50 to Rs.4.50 and Rs 2.50 to Rs . 3 ; the workers are also to have leave with pay for 10 days in the year and women workers are to get maternity benefit amounting to 50 litres of ...
... paise for women which workers out in cash to about Rs.3.50 to Rs.4.50 and Rs 2.50 to Rs . 3 ; the workers are also to have leave with pay for 10 days in the year and women workers are to get maternity benefit amounting to 50 litres of ...
Page 141
... paise coins will be placed on all the four heaps of rice . Then the chemmi collects the rice and coins on one large banana leaf and hands the whole of it to the son of the deceased man , saying : " In the presence of the functionaries ...
... paise coins will be placed on all the four heaps of rice . Then the chemmi collects the rice and coins on one large banana leaf and hands the whole of it to the son of the deceased man , saying : " In the presence of the functionaries ...
Page 154
... paise , in the pot in front of the girl . The ceremony is now over and the feast follows . The chemmi counts the cash in the pot of water and then places the money for a while near the platform of the manes inside the hut . From this ...
... paise , in the pot in front of the girl . The ceremony is now over and the feast follows . The chemmi counts the cash in the pot of water and then places the money for a while near the platform of the manes inside the hut . From this ...
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