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Series 6: Ritual and practices, 1965-1969; 1976-1977 (continued)
Subseries 3: Spirit possessions (continued)
Chettiar story and songs
Tape ID: AFC 2017/050: SR30
Extent: 1 sound tape reel ; analog ; 5 in.
Recorded by Brenda Beck, 1966. Recording includes the activities of temple goers during the festival.
Subseries 4: Coming of age rituals
Transcripts of different coming of age ceremonies. See PH01-03 for graphic images.
BOX-FOLDER 21/1 Gounder girl ceremony
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/2 Gounder Pandaram girl
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/3 Udaiyar girl A and B ceremonies
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/4 Utaiyar, Olapalayam main day
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/5 Utaiyar, Olapalayam previous day
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
Subseries 5: Funeral
Dirges, Oppari
BOX-FOLDER 21/6 Paraiyan sequence
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript, November 26, 1965.
Annanmar, Nyanacaguntari and funeral songs
Tape ID: AFC 2017/050: SR20
Extent: 1 sound tape reel ; analog ; 5 in.
Recorded by Brenda Beck, 1965.
BOX-FOLDER 21/7 House 35, Nadar songs
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/8 House 37-38, Pandaram songs
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/9 House 45 Gounder songs
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/10 Rettivalasu women
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
Short stories from Rettivalasu, other stories and crying songs
Tape ID: AFC 2017/050: SR29
Extent: 1 sound tape reel ; analog ; 5 in.
Subseries 6: Ceremonies
BOX-FOLDER 21/11 Aiyar Brahman
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/12 Aiyar rituals
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/13 Ciirvaani Mutaliyar
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
Families, temples and activities in Olapalayam
Roll ID: AFC 2017/050: PH01-04
See page 67 in Black-and-white negatives index for Mutaliyar wedding ceremony, October 3, 1965.
BOX-FOLDER 21/14 Etupparar Maataari
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/15 Rites for married older Gounder women
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/16 Gounder funeral for unmarried man over sixteen
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/17 Gounder rituals for women
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/18 Gounder ceremonies
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
Temples and village activities
Roll ID: AFC 2017/050: PH01-06
See page 91 in Black-and-white negatives index for new born child ceremony for a Gounder family.
BOX-FOLDER 21/19 Gounder ritual for an unmarried man over sixteen
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/20 Kilvani Mutaliyar death rituals
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/21 Konku Maataari death rituals
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/22 Maataari Cakkiliyar, 1st copy
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/23 Maataari Cakkiliyar, 2nd copy
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/24 Maataari Cakkiliyar rituals
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/25 Pootanar Maataari
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/26 Rituals for those who die a sudden death or bizarre death
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/27 Udaiyar
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/28 Udaiyar male rituals
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/29 Utailyar death rituals
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/30 Veedar
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/31 Veetan death rituals
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
Subseries 7: Weddings
BOX-FOLDER 21/32 Tali Drawings and details (wedding necklaces)
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 21/33 (Vellala) Gounder rituals
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/34 Aacaari rituals
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 21/35 Acaari ceremonies
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