AN OLD BRAHMAN _Frontispiece_ BANDY CROSSING A POOL _Facing page 5_ A YOUNG TAMIL GIRL 11 A POTTER AT HIS WHEEL 24 A DEVOTEE OF SIVA 26 THE RED LAKE VILLAGE 28 DEATH SCENE 51 WAILING 53 THREE CEREMONIAL MOURNERS 54 CEREMONIAL BATHING 56 AN ANCIENT PARIAH 58 VELLALA WIDOW 66 TYPICAL OLD WIDOW 73 HINDU SCHOOLMASTER AND BOYS 87 SHANAR MOTHER AND CHILD 91 COOKING IN A SHANAR HOUSE 98 FAIRLY TYPICAL VELLALAR 105 CHRISTIAN WIDOW 112 BRAHMAN GIRL 118 THREE TYPES OF BRAHMANHOOD-- KEEN 132 THOUGHTFUL 134 DULL 138 AN OLD WOMAN AND BABY 143 BRAHMAN WIDOW 145 BRAHMAN STREET 147 SHEPHERD-CASTE HOUSE 151 VELLALA CHILD 161 "UGLY DUCKLING" 178 DESIGNS IN CHALK 194 HANDMARKS ON THE DOOR 202 A "HOLY BRAHMAN" 221 WOMAN AND WATER-VESSEL 262 Glossary AGNI God of Fire. AIYO Alas! "Ai" runs together almost like "eye." The word is repeated rapidly, Eye-eye Yō Eye-eye Yō! AMMĀ Mother! (vocative case). "A" is pronounced like "u" in "up." The word is also used by all women in speaking to each other, and by girls in speaking to women. AMMĀL Lady or woman. "A" is pronounced like "u" in "up." ANNA One penny. ARECA NUT Nut "eaten" by the Indians with betel leaf or lime. BETEL Leaf of a creeper. BANDY A bullock cart. BRAHMA The first person in the Hindu Triad, regarded as the Creator. BRAHMAN The highest of the Hindu Castes. BRAMO SAMÂJ A sect of Hindu reformers who honour Christ as a man, but reject Him as a Saviour. CHEE! Exclamation of derision, disgust, or remonstrance. COMPOUND A piece of ground surrounding a house. COOLIE A paid labourer. "Coolie" is the Tamil word for pay.