The same man may eventually become a _tamiluana_ (one who chases devils), or he may become _Yom Ap_ and _Yom Elpanam_, _i.e._, "Grandfather or Guardian of Chaura canoes, and Guardian of _Elpanam_." The _mafai_ is a peg on which many festivals and customs are hung. The following ceremony is one as occasionally carried out in the village of M[=u]s. It is called _Amutna Kuv_--revealing to the invalid. The _tamiluanas_ of the village decorate themselves and go to a place called _Mal_, outside the village, and there clear a certain spot in the midst of thick bush. They take with them a few yards of red cloth, a cage containing a score of fowls, a basket of pork, and other things, and hide all under different bushes at some distance from the cleared spot. To it, with a number of followers, they lead the _mafai_ in procession, and a dance with singing is held. While the party in general is dancing, the _tamiluanas_ take the _mafai_ apart to one of the bushes and point out to him one of the concealed articles, telling him that it is a gift miraculously sent him by a deceased relative. All then return and join the dancing party. This action is repeated until all the articles are pointed out to the _mafai_. The red cloth is then torn into strips and distributed to the men for loin cloths, and all the other objects are taken to the _mafai's_ house, while afterwards the people renew the singing and dancing for the whole night. The site in _Mal_ the people consider to be something like Hades, and they believe that the spirits of the dead, immediately after life is ended, take up their abode in it. Consequently they never approach it on ordinary occasions, nor do they gather coconuts from the place, though the palms grow there thickly. When a person becomes ill, or when it is desired to expel the devil from anyone, the _tamiluanas_ first resort there to consult with their household spirits, or familiars, and to obtain "devil-expelling" leaves. In the event of their attempts failing, they go to another spot in distant jungle called _Passa_ (a former settlement of the M[=u]s people), where they suppose the souls of their ancestors sojourn. The burial ceremony is peculiar, and the whole _motif_ of it seems to be that if the corpse return to the village the ghost will be able to accompany it and haunt the place. If a death should occur in the village proper, the natives, after conveying the corpse to the "deadhouse" in _Elpanam_, for fear of the spirit, barricade themselves for a time in their houses, and keep fires burning before the doors.