South Indian Customs

P.V. Jagadisa Ayyar (Author)

9789390729425

Hardback, published 20 November 2024

184 pages
23 x 15 x 1.3 cm, 0.55 kg

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. This book was first published?in?1925.

• 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