Agricultural ritual among Irulas

These Irula women are using short-handled hoes to clear a hillside (probaby for the cultivation of ragi or maize), while a group of men play drums and a flute. The drum heads are covered with buffalo hide, and the flute is a type (the nagasvaram) used all over India.

Full title: Agricultural ritual among Irulas [electronic resource].
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1953.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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