| grain | 17 | rupees |
| jaggery | 10 | rupees,, |
| rice | 7 | rupees,, |
| 10½ kudi of ghi | 21 | rupees,, |
| tobacco and salt | 2 | rupees,, |
amounting to 57 rupees. [[336]]
On the other hand, six buffaloes were given to Tikievan; two by the Badaga Monegar of Tuneri; one each from Perner and Tebner (68), whose daughter Sinmokh had married Piliagar, one of the boys. The other two buffaloes were given by Teikudr, the uncle of the boys who had taken part in the ear-piercing.
Several of these buffaloes were either given in return for buffaloes which Tikievan had previously given, or Tikievan would be expected to give buffaloes in return when any suitable occasion arose in the families of the donors. [[337]]
[1] It will be noticed that the patatpun are placed in the inner room and the ertatpun in the outer room. In the ordinary dairy both would be placed in the inner room, though in different places. The procedure of this ceremony seems, therefore, to resemble that of the ti rather than of the ordinary dairy. It suggests that we have here a relic of a time when every dairy had at least two rooms, one for the things of the patatmar and another for the things of the ertatmar. [↑]
[2] I was told at first that it might be done by her husband, but this appeared to be a mistake. [↑]
[3] The fact that the people of Melgars and Kwòdrdoni are not allowed to intermarry suggests, however, that there is some relation between these clans which is the cause of the exception. [↑]