as , ▁a ▁husband ▁may ▁divor ce ▁his ▁wife ▁any ▁time ▁he ▁lik es , ▁but ▁the ▁wife ▁has ▁to ▁bring ▁her ▁case ▁before ▁the ▁el ders ▁if ▁she ▁wants ▁to ▁leave ▁him , ▁and ▁they ▁decide ▁the ▁case . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Kur ichi y ans ▁b ury ▁their ▁dead ; ▁an ▁arrow ▁is ▁buried ▁with ▁the ▁body ▁if ▁a ▁male , ▁and ▁a ▁sc y the ▁if ▁a ▁female . ▁The ▁fun eral ▁ceremony ▁on ▁a ▁grand ▁scale ▁is ▁observed ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁ ▁convenient ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁They ▁have ▁no ▁pri ests , ▁instead ▁the ▁el ders ▁act ▁for ▁the ▁occasion . ▁The ▁dece ased ▁ancest ors ▁are ▁remembered ▁and ▁once ▁a ▁year , ▁to dd y , ▁meat , ▁etc ., ▁are ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁room ▁for ▁their ▁use ▁and ▁subsequently ▁enjoyed ▁by ▁the ▁Kur ichi y ans . ▁They ▁occup y ▁the ▁highest ▁status ▁among ▁the ▁W yn ad ▁tribes ▁in ▁point ▁of ▁cas te , ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁take ▁me als ▁of ▁any ▁cast es . ▁Their ▁houses ▁are ▁supposed ly ▁poll uted ▁if ▁any ▁other ▁cas te ▁man ▁should ▁enter ▁the ▁same , ▁and ▁the ▁slight est ▁susp icion ▁is ▁enough ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁man ▁or ▁woman ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁cas te . ▁These ▁out cast es ▁have , ▁on ▁such ▁occasion , ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁Christian ▁fol d . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Kur ichi y as ▁worship ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁de ities ▁as ▁other ▁H ind us ▁in ▁Ker ala , ▁such ▁as ▁K