Village Gods of South India

The worship of the village gods is the most ancient form of Indian religion. To the student of comparative religion the study of the weird rites and ceremonies connected with the propitiation of the village deities is interesting, because it reveals many points of contact with primitive forms of religion in other lands, and also it enables the student to see these primitive religious ideas in every different stages of development.

The material for this work of the Village Gods of South India was gathered entirely from the authors own observations and inquiry. The book is the first ever attempt at dealing systematically with this aspect of Indian religion. The book does not pretend to be an encyclopedia on the castes, rites and rituals of South India. The variety of rituals and ceremonial in the different districts of South India is almost endless and the number of gods and goddesses worshiped enormous. However, the book gives authentic accounts and details about all the main types of this particular form off Hinduism.

The publishers feel proud in presenting to the scholar and student alike, this work of immense value. The book is a must for the students of religion, Indology, Hinduism who wish to understand Indian history.