South Indian Customs

Jagadisa.P.V. Ayyar (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

169 Seiten

2024
Manohar Publishers and Distributors (Verlag)
9789390729425 (ISBN)

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This book is about various social customs which were prevalent in South India in earlier times. The author has endeavoured to give an explanation pertaining to the rationale of the customs. Some of the customs, the author elaborates upon, are rituals relating to evil eye and chanting various mantras, etc. Other common customs included are wearing caste marks, visiting with presents, going on pilgrimages, customs related to money, planting margosa tree outside one's house, heralding of ceremonies with playing of drums, metal discs, etc., marriage, birth and death customs, early morning decorating floor of the frontyard of the house and many other customs, some of which are obsolete now.

P.V. Jagadisa Ayyar was also the author of South Indian Shrines.

Casting Off The evil-Eye, 1
Putting On Of Caste-Marks E 4
Mutual Salutation 7
VIsit With Presents', 12
Yathra Or Pilgrimage, 16
Saryanamaskitram Or Prostration Before The Sun 20 Parting With Money After Sunset,,, 23
Brahmachari'S Food,,, 26
Margosa' Leaf In Front Of Houses 28
Koclukku Neekkal, 32
Contagious Diseases,,, 36
Marigrata Vtedyanz Or Piping . 41
Marriage Preliminaries 43
Udakasanthi, I.E., Auspiciousness Through Water 48
Chaulam Or Shaving 51
Damhalis, I.E., Husband And Wife 53
Lifillai-Matral, I.E., The Exchange Of Garlands. 55
A Wife To Eat After Her Husband 58
Nalangu, I.E., A Dampati At Play 60
Marriage Prelimiarties 43
Meitharaabaztam, I.E., Ring-Money,., Asirocitham, I.E., Blessing „, 62 67
Use Of Cow-Dung 69
Page Use Of Turmeric., 74
Valayal (Bangle) Wearing 76
Vagieu-Fiz7A,Tpu, I.E., The Parting Of The Hair. 79
Kolar, I.E., The Flour Decoration 82
Naga-Aratishta, I.E., Installation Of Snake Images 89 Safi, I.E., Cremation ALive . 92
Sakunam Or Omen,

Paficka-Pakshi Sastram, Or The Science Of The Five Birds 100
Lizard Chirping 110
Reka Sastram, I.E., Palmistry 114
Abhinayakkatai, I.E., ' The Bull That Acts ' 122
Gipsies 125
Costume Wearing 129
Karakam (Water Pot) Carrying 133
Kavadi-Braring 136
Yellow Robes 139
Mudivaitgai, I.E., Removing Hair 142
Sacred Animals And Plants._ 144
Sleeping Postures 147
Danam, I.E., Gifts 151
Pavithram, I.E., Purification Ring 153
Cremation Of Corpses A 155
Hindu Dietary 157
Feeding Crows And Dogs Before Eating 160
Eatables Not To Be Sold 162
Thanzbula Dharazzam, I.E., Chewing Pan Supar 164
Pollution 166
Inauspicious Months - 168

Erscheinungsdatum	12.12.2024
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	203 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9789390729425 / 9789390729425
Zustand	Neuware