Ayyavu Ambalam's collection of honour dispute documents [1889-1953]

This collection has 3 hand written documents pertaining to disputes over 'honour', or 'precedence', The notion of honour establishes ritual, and therefore social, status at the level of the locality and takes the shape of the order in which ritual offerings are distributed during the annual temple festivals. This group of documents concern three successive conflicts within the same temple.

3 handwritten and typed paper documents.