The Remembered Village

agriculture animals arecanut asked Basava Brahmin brothers Bullock House canal Chenna clients cooked crop deity devotees dhoti disputes earlier fact factions father felt festival frequently friends God's House lineage grain Gudi Harijans harvest headman headman and Nadu headman's house high caste higher castes Hindu hobli Hogur household important instance irrigated jaggery jati jita servants Jogayya Kannada Karim Kempu Kere knew Kulle Gowda labour Lakshmana land landowners latter leaders Lingayats living Madeshwara manure marriage meant Melkote Millayya mother Muslims Mysore Nachcha Nadu Gowda neighbouring villages non-Brahmin occasion occasionally officials paddy patron Peasant Pijja pollution poor priest puja ragi rain Rama Rama Navami Rame Gowda Rampura regarded religious rice rich ritual Sannu Sanskritized sanyasis Shepherd social summer symbol talk tank temple tenants told took traditional Ugadi urban usually verandah village vilya Vishnu walk wanted wedding wife women younger