[13] Op. cit.

[14] Madras Mail, 1907.

[15] The bridge spanning the river of death, which the blessed cross in safety.

[16] Report, Government Botanic Gardens, Nilgiris, 1903.

[17] E. Schmidt. Reise nach Sudindien, 1894.

[18] The World’s Peoples, 1908.

[19] H. H. Wilson, Essays and Lectures, chiefly on the Religion of the Hindus, 1862.

[20] Hindu Castes and Sects.

[21] The Mystics, Ascetics, and Saints of India, 1903.

[22] Madras Census Report, 1901.