Madras Government Museum Bulletin, Anthropology Nayars Of Malabar

The III volume (No.3) bulletin of the Madras Government Museum that describes the anthropology of this famed tribe of Southern India. It is, in the words of the author ?an attempt to describe how they are ? not how they are supposed to be?. The Nayars, the Nareae of Pilny, were the swordsmen, the military caste of the West coast of India. The Nayars constitute the major portion of the Malabar population and they occupy the native states of Cochin in Travancore. The book is the product of extensive study of this race. The book discusses Kiriattil Nayars; Urali Nayars; Vattaakkad Nayars; Sudrs Nayars; Nambiar Nayars; Purattu Charna Nayars; Akattu Charna Nayars; Kurup Nayars; Marriage; Birth:_ AnteNatal & After Ceremonuies; Death & Succeeding Ceremonies; Religion; Serpent Worship; Customs, Games, Festivals, etcThe Onam Festival; The Vishu Festival; The Thiruathira Festival; Habitations; Astrology, Magic, Witchcraft; Spirits, Evil & Beneficient, How Subdued; Famous Magicians of Malabar; and also contains an Appendices.