CASTES AND TRIBES OF SOUTHERN INDIA

CASTES AND TRIBES
OF
SOUTHERN INDIA

BY
EDGAR THURSTON, c.i.e.,
Superintendent, Madras Government Museum; Correspondant Étranger, Société d’Anthropologie de Paris; Socio Corrispondante, Societa, Romana di Anthropologia.
ASSISTED BY K. RANGACHARI, m.a.,
of the Madras Government Museum.

VOLUME VI—P TO S
GOVERNMENT PRESS, MADRAS
1909.

List of Illustrations.

I.[Pallasperforming Pongal ceremonies.]
II.[Palliworshipping Munēswara.]
III.[Mannarswāmiin front of shrine.]
IV.[Palli pūkaragam.]
V.[Pandamutti(marriage pots).]
VI.[Paniyan.]
VII.[Paniyans makingfire.]
VIII.[Paraiyan.]
IX.[Paraiyans.]
X.[Paraiyans.]
XI.[Paraiyans.]
XII.[Paravadevil-dancer.]
XIII.[Paravadevil-dancer.]
XIV.[Patnūkāran marriage procession.]
XV.[Patnūkāran marriage wall design.]
XVI.[Pattanavan.]
XVII.[Pulluvan castingout devils.]
XVIII.[Pulluvan withpot-drum.]
XIX.[Rāzubridegroom.]
XX.[TeluguBrāhman with Rudrāksha coat.]
XXI.[Savara.]
XXII.[Savaras.]
XXIII.[Savara.]
XXIV.[SembadavanMayana Kollai.]
XXV.[Shōlaga.]
XXVI.[St. Thomascross, Kōttayam.]
XXVII.[MarDionysius.]
XXVIII.[Syrian Christianbride.]

Castes and Tribes of Southern India.

Volume VI.