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 113
... placed ; For the Mother in the chunkam ( toll ) compound , chunkam money has been placed ; Well - pounded flour offering has been placed ; Long lighted wicks have been placed ; The leaf - cup of turmeric - lime guruti has been placed ...
... placed ; For the Mother in the chunkam ( toll ) compound , chunkam money has been placed ; Well - pounded flour offering has been placed ; Long lighted wicks have been placed ; The leaf - cup of turmeric - lime guruti has been placed ...
Page 140
... placed on the bier . A small measure of rice is placed on a leaf near the head , and on the rice is placed a coconut cut into halves . The water from the coconut is collected in a saucer and placed near the leaf with rice . Over the ...
... placed on the bier . A small measure of rice is placed on a leaf near the head , and on the rice is placed a coconut cut into halves . The water from the coconut is collected in a saucer and placed near the leaf with rice . Over the ...
Page 141
... placed at the foot / end and also on the sides and twenty - five or fifty 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 ...
... placed at the foot / end and also on the sides and twenty - five or fifty 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 ...
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able addressed agricultural ankam annual asked attali became become beginning better boys brother called castes century ceremony chemmi child Christian clear cloth coffee communities continued dance dead death deities early elders employers evil farm farmers father field four friends girl give given goddess gods Government hand head Hindu husband important India interest Kerala Kottayam Kurichiyas labour land later leaves less living look Malayalam marriage master means month mother Muslim Nanjan Nayar offerings paddy paid Paniyas party persons placed plains plantain police pollution present reference region rice ritual round rule serf shades shaman sister's slavery slaves songs spirit stop story temple trees tribal tribes usually wages wife woman women workers worship Wynad young