Contents: 1) Introduction, 2) Historical Perspective: The Aryanization of South India, 3) Ethnographic Setting: Danapuram and Bangalore, 4) Aiyars, 5) Vedic and Laukik Rites, 6) Rites of Passage of Aiyar Women, 7) Vratas, 8) Symbolic Elements: Colors and Flavors, 9) Conclusion.
