The Cochin Tribes and Castes, Volume 1Johnson Reprint, 1969 - Caste |
Contents
and childbirthInheritance and tribal organizationReligion | 9 |
THE VETTUVANS | 127 |
The Kaniyans The name of the casteTraditional ori | 134 |
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annas worth assembled astrologer auspicious bamboo bathe believed betel-leaves Bhagavathi boiled rice Brahmans bride bride's hut bridegroom called caste-men Cherumans chief mourner Chittur Cochin cocoanut Cranganore deity demons Dravidian dress enangan father feast festival fish forests fowls girl give given goddess head-man higher castes Hindu husband illams Izhuvans Kadars Kalari Kalari Panikkans Kali Kammalans Kanakkans Kaniyans kanji kind Kiriyam Kolarian Konga landlord live Malabar Malayalam Malayans male Mannans mantram marriage Marriage customs marry masters maternal uncle morning mother Muppan Nairs names Nattu Nayadis neck night offerings Onam Palghat Panans pandal Parayans parents party performed piece of cloth plantain pollution polyandry puberty puja Pula Pulayans Pulluvan round rupees slaves stone Sudras Taluk Tamil temple Thandan toddy Travancore tree tribe Trichur Ulladans Valluvanad Velans village Vishnu wear wedding wife wild woman women worship worth of paddy young