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Pallava period (Social and Cultural History)

by S. Krishnamurthy | 2017 | 143,765 words

This study examines the Social and Cultural History of the Pallava period (as gleaned through the Sculptural Art). The Pallavas (6th-9th century A.D.) mainly ruled over the Tondaimandalam (Tondai Nadu) region in the Northern part of Tamil Nadu (South-India). The Pallava dynasty ensured a golden age of architecture, arts, and spirituality and while ...

Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life

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Socio-Religious Life of the Pre-Pallava Period

Professional groups

The priestly class

Temple servants (koyil-parivaram)

Dancing girls in temples

The Ruling elite

Royal Courtiers

Military personnel

Other employers in a royal court and palace

Musicians, dancers and theater artists

Professional Martial artists and Wrestlers

Hunters, Wood-cutters and Pastorals

Typical pastoral village life as reflected from the Govardhanadhari panel

Gender specific roles in a family

Relationship between royal and common man

Status of Women

Other occupational groups

Judiciary and Punishments

Religious Beliefs during the Pallava period (Introduction)

Jainism during the Pallava period

Buddhism during the Pallava period

Shaivism during the Pallava period

Nayanmars during the Pallava period

Vaishnavism during the Pallava period

Alvars during the Pallava period

Other Gods and Goddesses

Minor deities, celestials, sages and asuras

Coronation of the King

Upanayana ceremony and Sandhya-vandanam ritual

Vasodaka rite (wringing the water from the cloth)

Navakandam and Human-sacrifice

The custom of Sati

Last Updated: 08 December, 2022

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