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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... fire . Then the maid , taking a burning stick , places it on the man's skin . If he cries out If he does The application according to the he is unworthy of her , and she remains a maid . not , the marriage is at once consummated . of ...
... fire . Then the maid , taking a burning stick , places it on the man's skin . If he cries out If he does The application according to the he is unworthy of her , and she remains a maid . not , the marriage is at once consummated . of ...
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... fire , milk or water to any one . They usually burn the dead , the corpse being laid with the head to the south , though in some localities the Hindu custom of placing the head to the north has been adopted . They employ Brahmans for ...
... fire , milk or water to any one . They usually burn the dead , the corpse being laid with the head to the south , though in some localities the Hindu custom of placing the head to the north has been adopted . They employ Brahmans for ...
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... fire and roast the deer as follows : He said , I will show you something ; see if anywhere in your Waistbands there is a flint ; if so , take it out and make fire . But the matches did not ignite . As they were doing this , a watch of ...
... fire and roast the deer as follows : He said , I will show you something ; see if anywhere in your Waistbands there is a flint ; if so , take it out and make fire . But the matches did not ignite . As they were doing this , a watch of ...
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... fire ; I shot an arrow , it made its way . bring thence the fire . Each said to the other , I will not go ; but ( at last ) the youngest went . He descried the fire , and went to it ; then beheld he an old man looking like the trunk of ...
... fire ; I shot an arrow , it made its way . bring thence the fire . Each said to the other , I will not go ; but ( at last ) the youngest went . He descried the fire , and went to it ; then beheld he an old man looking like the trunk of ...
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... fire where Rikad Gawādi was sleeping . The giant seemed like a log lying close to the fire ; his teeth were hideously visible ; His mouth was gaping . Lingo looked at the old man while sleeping . His eyes were shut . Lingo said , This ...
... fire where Rikad Gawādi was sleeping . The giant seemed like a log lying close to the fire ; his teeth were hideously visible ; His mouth was gaping . Lingo looked at the old man while sleeping . His eyes were shut . Lingo said , This ...
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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