Tamil Nadu, Part 1

Adi Andhra agricultural Andhra Anglo-Indian Arcot Arya Vysya attains puberty Ayira Badaga Balija bangles bath Bharathar boys Brahman Brahman priest bride bride-price bridegroom burial ground called cash caste panchayat celebrate Census cent Chakkiliyan Chettiar Chetty chew betel child Chola Christian church clan clothes communities cooking corpse cremation ground death Deepavali delivery District divorce dowry drinks elders eldest endogamous family planning feast festivals girl given Golla gotra groundnut oil groups Hindu India Kallar Kanniyakumari Kanniyakumari District labourers Madras Madurai male Maravar marriage married maternal uncle milk Monogamy mother Muslim Naicker natal home Nilgiris nonvegetarian Nowadays occupation Pandya Parayan parents patrilocal performed pollution is observed Pongal pregnant region relatives religious rice rites rituals sacred Sangam sari sister's daughter Siva smoke beedis social subgroups Tamil Nadu Tamil script Telugu temple thali Thanjavur Thurston Tiruchchirappalli tonsuring traditional Vellalar village Vysya wear wedding widow woman women worship