0:08:45 Choice of Tanjore mainly own idea; had intended to study temples and how they worked; first impressions of Tanjore; Tamal speakers, living with Brahmins and found I could understand their ritual language; Mother’s family were orthodox Brahmins; Grandmother particularly religious and noted similar behaviour among widows in Tanjore; surprised by relations between castes which were much more formal than in Calcutta or Delhi; Brahmins attention to detail