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Widow remarriage was also allowed in some cases. The kings and the nobility practised polygamy. Those in the lower strata of society also imitated it. a on *
i The temple servants took “ Upadesam ” (initiation). The ladies of the Royal household also were intiated and they performed Siva Pooja. - 粵 Help for the Pilgrimage to Rameshwaram and North Indian sored places was rendered and a horse to carry loads was also supplied free.o.o. Though many women were employed in the ” Sircar ", European women were not taken into service. - - --- - i --- * . *::: .. _ _ 2 Mourning was observed at the death of the King of England and 21 guns were fired at the birth of a son to the Oueen of England. The tillers of the soil were advanced money that was to be repaid after harvest. . Unclaimed properties were sold away in auction. The bridegroom giving price for the bride at the time of marriage and tying of Tali stealthily without the consent of the parents of the bride were also prevalent. --- If a village should be transferred from one taluk to another, the villagers were obliged to give 2 seers of silver to the government. ....। o If the royal elephant died, it was cremated with all successor was consecrated with pomp and grandeur. honour and its Some of the villages were renamed after the queens. Horses and elephants were also christened as Sampoorna Prasad etc. o The Royal household and the commonsolk believed in astrology and observed religious rites and ceremonies with austerity. The Royal seal was Sri Pratapa Virakaravasini and the Royal signature was Sri Ram Pratap. __ The Calendrical systems were Muslim Suhursan and Hegira, the Hindu sixty-year cycle along with the Saka Era and the Christian Era. The Hindu solar month and lunar month alcng with the Muslim months and dates were also used.
