[3] The tulsi plant is the most sacred plant of the Hindus, by whom it is grown in pots, or in brick or earthen pillars (brindāvanam) hollowed out at the top, in which earth is deposited. It is watered and worshipped daily.
[4] The sacred conch or chank shell is used as a musical instrument in processions, and during religious services at Hindu temples.
[5] “Ind. Ant,” 1873, iii. 191.
[6] The name Black Town was changed to George Town, to commemorate the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to Madras in 1906.
[7] Journ. Anthrop. Inst., 1874, iv. 371.
[8] Buffalo races, see my “Castes and Tribes of Southern India,” 1909, i. 157–62.
[9] “A Singular Aboriginal Race of the Nilagiris,” 1832, 76.
[10] “Ind. Ant.” 1879, viii. 34.
[11] Liquor is distilled from ippa flowers.