Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 In south India the Chola royal dynasty had tiger as its totem; Pandya the fish and the Chalukya (Eastern) the Pig while the Pallavas had Nandi (Bull) as their totem. All these were shown designed in their erspective flags. Ganesan Dr.T.Ganesan Chargé de Recherches French Institute 11, St. Louis Street PONDICHERRY-605001 INDIA Tel: +91 - 413 - 233 4168 ext. 123 E mail: ganesan Web: www.ifpindia.org - Mahavir INDOLOGY Friday, March 11, 2005 3:48 PM [Y-Indology] Clans and Totems Hi Many communities of India, especially those who claim that they are Kshatriyas, each clan of the community has a totem, i.e. a symbol which is an animal or a tree or any other thing. I have a list of such totems from Maratha community of Maharashtra. Do you know such totems in other communities, especially in South India? If yes, then please give the list of totems with corresponding clans. Mahavir Chavan INDOLOGY/ b.. INDOLOGY c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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