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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... Baiga or village priest of the abori- ginal tribes averts hailstorms in the same manner as the Gārpagāri , and elsewhere the Barais or betel - vine growers perform this function , which is especially important to them because their ...
... Baiga or village priest of the abori- ginal tribes averts hailstorms in the same manner as the Gārpagāri , and elsewhere the Barais or betel - vine growers perform this function , which is especially important to them because their ...
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... Baiga priest and his wife go with her . She gives the Baiga a hen and five eggs and a bottle of wine , and he offers them to Jhulan Devi at her shrine . To the Baigan she gives a hen and ten eggs and a bottle of liquor , and the Baigan ...
... Baiga priest and his wife go with her . She gives the Baiga a hen and five eggs and a bottle of wine , and he offers them to Jhulan Devi at her shrine . To the Baigan she gives a hen and ten eggs and a bottle of liquor , and the Baigan ...
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... Baiga , who probably finds that her barren condition is the work of an evil spirit and propitiates him . If a woman dies in the condition of pregnancy they cut her belly open before burial , so that the spirit of the child may escape ...
... Baiga , who probably finds that her barren condition is the work of an evil spirit and propitiates him . If a woman dies in the condition of pregnancy they cut her belly open before burial , so that the spirit of the child may escape ...
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... by a tiger resembles that described in the article on Baiga . Mourning is usually observed for three days . The mourners abstain from work and indulgence in luxuries , and 34. Mourn the house is cleaned and washed . ing.
... by a tiger resembles that described in the article on Baiga . Mourning is usually observed for three days . The mourners abstain from work and indulgence in luxuries , and 34. Mourn the house is cleaned and washed . ing.
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... Baiga goes out hunting he bangs his liquor - gourd on the ground before his household god and vows that , if successful , he will offer to the god the gourd full of liquor and a chicken . But if he returns empty - handed , instead of ...
... Baiga goes out hunting he bangs his liquor - gourd on the ground before his household god and vows that , if successful , he will offer to the god the gourd full of liquor and a chicken . But if he returns empty - handed , instead of ...
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Common terms and phrases
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