People of India: Tamil Nadu

accept activities agricultural allowed areas arranged bath birth boys Brahman bride bridegroom burial called cash caste celebrate cent ceremony Chettiar child Christian church clan clothes communities conducted consume cooking cremation daughter dead death deities delivery District drinks elders eldest exists father feast festivals follow functions girl give given gotra ground groups head Hindu India Kallar known labourers land live Madras male marriage married milk month mother Muslim observe occupation offer panchayat parents participate past patrilocal residence performed permitted persons pollution population pregnant present priest puberty referred region relationship relatives religious reported residence rice rituals rule sacred sari share sister's social sons South status taken takes place Tamil Nadu Tamil script Telugu temple thali traditional usually various Vellalar village Vysya wear wedding widow woman women worship