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TIYAN :1. Netti-pattam, worn on the forehead during the tāli-tying ceremony.
 * 2. Ananthovi, a ear ornament named after Anandan, the endless, the serpent on which Vishnu reposes. The serpent is sometimes represented with its tail in its mouth, forming a circle, an endless figure. Ananthovi is the central pendant of the ear-ring worn by Tiyan women among their kathila (ordinary gold ear-rings). It resembles a serpent in form. It is worn by men of the Tiyan and artisan castes on special occasions.


 * 3. Waist zone or girdle.


 * 4. Bracelets.


 * 5. Anklet with two knobs, formed of two pieces screwed together.


 * 6. Puli-mothiram, or tiger's claws mounted in gold, worn by children.


 * 7. Podippu, a knot of cotton-thread at the end of the string on which coins are hung as ornaments.


 * 8. Kalanchi, a gold knob above the podippu, which represents a flower.


 * 9. Necklace.


 * 10. Edakam and madkam-tāli, neck ornaments, in one of which are set twenty-one stones.


 * 11. Cotton thread above the gold thread on the neck.

The Perumāl conferred like privileges upon the family (Tiruvarankath) of the Pānan who brought back the Kammālans. He wore all his ornaments, and made his obeisance to the Perumāl. He had, however, taken off his gold cap. The Perumāl said " What you have removed, let it be removed." So he lost the privilege of wearing a gold cap. The Perumāl blessed the Kammālans, and they returned to their villages. They made a separate house for the Izhuva boy and the Variar