KallarA member of one of the three related castes of southern India (along with the Maravar and Agamudayar) that constitute the Mukkulathor confederacy.
Kannagia character in Cilappatikaram, sometimes worshipped as a goddess of chastity.
odalAmong the early and medieval Teutonic peoples, especially Scandinavians, the heritable land held by the various odalmen constituting a family or kindred of freeborn tribesmen.
oppariAn impromptu folk song of southern India, traditionally sung by women during a death ceremony in order to memorialize the person who has died.
pandala large temporary structure erected during various Hindu and Buddhist religious festivals
parottaA layered flatbread of parts of South Asia, made with maida flour.
Pillayar Suzhia sacred symbol, used by Hindus in South India and Sri Lanka to draw it at beginning of diaries, notebooks, etc. before writing anything new.
pollamA district in India held in feudal tenure by a poligar.
PoonamalleeA neighbourhood and taluk in the west of Chennai, India.
poppadomA thin, crisp Indian food made from lentil flour, optionally spiced or flavoured in various ways and either grilled or deep-fried, which may be eaten on its own as a snack, with chutneys as a starter, or as an accompaniment to a meal.
PuducherryA union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
punnaiAny of several trees, of the genus Calophyllum, from parts of India and Malaysia
rasamA spicy South Indian soup made with tamarind juice.
rasavalliA tropical plant of the species Dioscorea alata, cultivated for its edible root.
Shevaroy HillsA mountain range, the site of a major hill station, near the city of Salem in Tamil Nadu state, southern India.
soolama trident, a trishula; a sacred weapon used by Hindu deities.
Sudalai Madana Dravidian folk religion deity, considered to be a son of Shiva and Parvati.
sulama trident, a trishula; a sacred weapon used by Hindu deities.
Tamilakamthe region of South India comprising the modern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, parts of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where Tamil was the natural language
thalaikoothalThe traditional practice of senicide or euthanasia, carried out by family members, observed in some parts of southern districts of Tamil Nadu state of India.
ThamirabaraniA river in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India.