01118nam a2200181   4500008004100000020001800041037002600059041001200085082002200097100001800119245002500137250000600162260003400168300000800202500065100210650004500861650003000906260201b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9788194981459  cGiftednRRRLF,Kolkata  aEnglish  bJAG/SOa306.09548  aJagdisa Ayyar  aSOUTH INDIAN CUSTOMS  a1  aNew DelhibNation Pressc2023  g169  aSouth 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:

Protection against the evil eye and mantras

Wearing caste marks and mutual salutations

Pilgrimages, presenting gifts, and greeting customs

Symbols like margosa leaves outside homes

Marriage, birth, and death rites

Everyday customs like floor decoration, food and purification practices

Other traditional beliefs involving omen-reading, palmistry, and plants/animals as sacred  aIndia, South — Social life and customs  aFolklore — India, South