This is the fifth volume of a seven-volume ethnographic survey of Southern India, covering communities from M to P. It describes the customs, occupations, and social organisation of various castes and tribes. It offers a detailed historical perspective on the region's diversity.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Original Title Page. 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 V—M to P Government Press, Madras 1909.
List of Illustrations. I. Jallikattu bull. II. Mūsu Kamma woman. III. Nalke devil-dancer. IV. Nalke devil-dancer. V. Nalke devil-dancer. VI. Jumadi Bhūta. VII. Nambūtiri Brāhman house. VIII. Nāttukōttai Chetti children. IX. Jewelry of Nāttukōttai Chettis. X. Nāyādis. XI. Nāyādis making fire. XII. Akattucharna Nāyar. XIII. Nāyar females. XIV. Nāyar jewelry. XV. Nāyar house. XVI. Bhagavati temple, Pandalūr. XVII. Aiyappan temple. XVIII. Aiyappan temple, near Calicut. XIX. Palni pilgrim and Kāvadi. XX. Oddēs. XXI. Oddē hut. XXII. Vakkaliga bride. XXIII. Paliyan. XXIV. Paliyan. XXV. Pallan.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Volume V. Fleuron.
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