Jagdisa Ayyar creator text New Delhi Nation Press 2023 1 monographic eng Eng lis h

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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: 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 India, South — Social life and customs Folklore — India, South JAG/SO 306.09548 9788194981459 260201