Publications, Issue 31Royal Asiatic Society, 1833 |
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Page 62
... Nairs , and their connections , the men of both these castes will abstain for a whole year from associating with women and from eating animal food ; during this time , also , neither shaving their hair , nor cutting their nails , but ...
... Nairs , and their connections , the men of both these castes will abstain for a whole year from associating with women and from eating animal food ; during this time , also , neither shaving their hair , nor cutting their nails , but ...
Page 64
... Nair caste without entering into any compact with them , thus following the custom of the Nairs , who have themselves no conjugal contract . In the event of In the event of any children being born from these connections , they are ...
... Nair caste without entering into any compact with them , thus following the custom of the Nairs , who have themselves no conjugal contract . In the event of In the event of any children being born from these connections , they are ...
Page 65
... Nairs have their bodies for the most part exposed , wearing only a covering around their middles . In this custom , both men and women , and kings and nobles , without exception , agree . Neither do they conceal their women from the ...
... Nairs have their bodies for the most part exposed , wearing only a covering around their middles . In this custom , both men and women , and kings and nobles , without exception , agree . Neither do they conceal their women from the ...
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