Saiva mendicant and female devotee; the man carries a peacock-feather and hand-punkah, the woman holds a spear and a garland.
Scope & Content:
Shaiva mendicant and female devotee; the man carries a peacock-feather fan and hand punkah, the woman holds a spear and a garland. Inscribed: ‘Pandaweem & his Wife.’
Astrologer (a Brahmin who interprets the almanac for villagers) and wife: the man holds a palm-leaf manuscript.
Scope & Content:
Astrologer (a Brahmin who interprets the almanac for villagers) and wife; the man holds a palm-leaf manuscript. Inscribed: ‘A Panchangee or Kalender & his Wife.’
Dancers of the Mariyamman cult; a man with a flower-decked pot on his head.
Scope & Content:
Dancers of the Mariyamman cult; a man dances with a flower-decked ‘karatam’ or pot on his head; two musicians accompany him. Inscribed: ‘A Poojarus of Mariamun Church or Pagoda Dancers.’
Dancers of the Mariyamman cult; a woman with a pot of fire on her head.
Scope & Content:
Dancers of the Mariyamman cult; a woman dances with a pot of fire on her head and a man beats a drum. Inscribed: ‘Agnee Cuppara of the Mariamen Covil.’