Jagdisa Ayyar <br/><br/>
SOUTH INDIAN CUSTOMS 

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 - New Delhi  Nation Press  2023 
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<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788194981459 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Gifted  RRRLF,Kolkata 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>India, South — Social life and customs<br/>Folklore — India, South
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.09548  / JAG/SO