'Omens and Superstitions of Southern India' (1912) deals mainly with some aspects of what may be ...
This is a comprehensive look at some of the fairy tales and folk legends that came out of Souther...
In seeking for omens, Natives consult the so-called science of omens or science of the five birds...
This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one eb...
Excerpt:'....'We embarked,' he writes, 'in a boat (at Hampi on the Tungabhadra) which exactly c...
Excerpt:'In many villages, during the festival to the village deity, water is poured over a she...
Excerpt:''In 1894, equipped with a set of anthropometric instruments obtained on loan from the ...
Excerpt:'Palli or Vanniyan.-Writing concerning this caste the Census Superintendent, 1871, reco...
This book deals mainly with some aspects of what may be termed the psychical life of the inhabita...
Excerpt:'The word Korono is said to be derived from kirani, which means a writer or clerk. The ...
In 'Omens and Superstitions of Southern India' by Edgar Thurston, the author delves into the rich...
Excerpt:'The Chakkiliyan men in Madras are tattooed not only on the forehead, but also with the...