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Lehrstuhl für Indologie

Illustrations

Acknowledgment: All the photographs are taken from the following book:

Honko, Lauri: Textualising the Siri epic. Helsinki, Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Acad. Scientiarum Fennica, 1998.

Illustration 1 - The Siri epic sung in the work context.
Gopala Naika joins the women plucking seedlings. — The Siri epic sung in the work context. Gopala Naika joins the women plucking seedlings.

Illustration 2 - The seedlings are planted to the accompaniment of work songs. — The seedlings are planted to the accompaniment of work songs.

Illustration 3 - Documenting the singing in the paddyfield on a narrow embankment. — Documenting the singing in the paddyfield on a narrow embankment.

Illustration 4 - The invocation of the divine Kumara in Niḍgal.
Gopala Naika (second from the left) and his three assistants. — The invocation of the divine Kumara in Niḍgal. Gopala Naika (second from the left) and his three assistants.

Illustration 5 - The Siri row (photo by Lauri Honko) — The Siri row (photo by Lauri Honko)

Illustration 6 - The relinquishing of areca flowers and possession at the end of the ritual. — The relinquishing of areca flowers and possession at the end of the ritual.

Illustration 7 - Viveka Rai interviewing a lady — Viveka Rai interviewing a lady