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SOUTH INDIAN CUSTOMS (Record no. 197845)

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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9788194981459
037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION
Terms of availability Gifted
Note RRRLF,Kolkata
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Item number JAG/SO
Classification number 306.09548
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Jagdisa Ayyar
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title SOUTH INDIAN CUSTOMS
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Nation Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2023
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Size of unit 169
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note South Indian Customs examines various social and religious customs practised in southern India (especially among Hindus). The author describes and interprets a wide range of traditional practices—many now obsolete or symbolic—including rituals connected with:<br/><br/>Protection against the evil eye and mantras<br/><br/>Wearing caste marks and mutual salutations<br/><br/>Pilgrimages, presenting gifts, and greeting customs<br/><br/>Symbols like margosa leaves outside homes<br/><br/>Marriage, birth, and death rites<br/><br/>Everyday customs like floor decoration, food and purification practices<br/><br/>Other traditional beliefs involving omen-reading, palmistry, and plants/animals as sacred
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element India, South — Social life and customs
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Folklore — India, South
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Lending
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Non-fiction Ernakulam Public Library Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks 2026-02-01 Gifted 750.00   306.09848 JAG/SO E1102618 2026-02-01 2026-02-01 Lending