The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India: pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central ProvincesMacmillan and Company, 1916 - Caste |
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... field to field for a month at a time . It is usual to hire flocks at the rate of one rupee a hundred head for one night ; but sometimes the cultivators combine to buy a large flock , and after penning them on their fields in the hot ...
... field to field for a month at a time . It is usual to hire flocks at the rate of one rupee a hundred head for one night ; but sometimes the cultivators combine to buy a large flock , and after penning them on their fields in the hot ...
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... field , and he agreed to do this if the cultivators would recompense him for his loss . When the two came home to their village they found that there had been a severe hailstorm , but it had all fallen in the Jogi's field . His loss was ...
... field , and he agreed to do this if the cultivators would recompense him for his loss . When the two came home to their village they found that there had been a severe hailstorm , but it had all fallen in the Jogi's field . His loss was ...
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... field . They tried to cut down the anjan 2 trees , but their hands were blistered 1 Dhupgarh in Pachmarhi might be indicated , which has a steep summit . 2 Terminalia arjuna . Lingo had been asleep . He and they could not.
... field . They tried to cut down the anjan 2 trees , but their hands were blistered 1 Dhupgarh in Pachmarhi might be indicated , which has a steep summit . 2 Terminalia arjuna . Lingo had been asleep . He and they could not.
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... field and made a gate to it . Black soil appeared . It began to rain , and rained without ceasing for three days . All the rivers and streams were filled . The field became green with rice , and it grew up . There were sixteen score of ...
... field and made a gate to it . Black soil appeared . It began to rain , and rained without ceasing for three days . All the rivers and streams were filled . The field became green with rice , and it grew up . There were sixteen score of ...
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... field , around which a hedge was made . The old man kept only one way to it , and fastened a screen to the entrance , and had a fire in the centre of the field . He placed logs of the Mahua and Anjun and Sāj trees on the fire , Teak ...
... field , around which a hedge was made . The old man kept only one way to it , and fastened a screen to the entrance , and had a fire in the centre of the field . He placed logs of the Mahua and Anjun and Sāj trees on the fire , Teak ...
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ancestors animals Baiga bangles Bania Bastar Bengal Berar Bhumka Bihār body Brahmans bride bridegroom brother buried called Central Provinces ceremony Chanda Chhattisgarh child Chota Nagpur cloth considered cooked cultivators customs dance daughter dead deity derived Dhangars Districts Divorce Dravidian drink exogamous father feast festival flesh forest Gadaria girl give goat goddess gods Gonds Gosains Gowāris Gujarāt Gūjars hair Halbas head Hindu husband Ibidem impure India Jāts Jogis Kalārs Kanjars Kawars Kayasths Kharias Khatris Khonds killed known Kolis Kols Korkus Korwas Koshtis Kunbis Lingo liquor Mahādeo mahua Mandla Maratha marriage married months moon Muhammadan Munda nakshatras occupation offered origin panchayat persons priest probably Rāja Rājpūts rice rites round rupees sacred sacrifice Sambalpur sept Siva social spirit subcastes take food tattooed Telugu tiger tree Tribes and Castes turmeric usually village wedding widow wife woman women worship