History, Religion and Culture of India, Volume 2

accompaniment agriculture ancient Andhra Pradesh artistes Ayyanar Bangalore bangles Banjaras Brahmins called carved caste centre century A.D. ceremony Chera Chera dynasty Chola Christians coastal coconut colourful costumes craft crop culture customs dance dancers decorated deity devotees districts Dravidian dynasty East famous festival is celebrated flowers French full moon day Ghats girls Godavari goddess groups handicrafts hill Hindu important Jain Kannada Kannur Kapu Karaikal Karakam Karnataka Kerala King known Kollam Krishna Kuchipudi Kunitha land language Lord Shiva Madurai Malabar Malayalam marriage month Muslims Mysore Nambootiris Nayar offered oil bath painting palace Pallavas Pandya performed period pilgrims Pondicherry Pongal population Puja puppets Raja Reddis region religions religious rice ritual river rule Sanskrit Shiva shrine singing social songs south India Tamil Nadu Telugu temple Territory of Pondicherry trade traditional tribal tribes turmeric Udupi Ugadi Union Territory Vijayanagar village women worship Yakshagana