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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... Berar , and numbered 9000 persons in 1911. The name is derived from the Marathi găr , hail . The Gārpagāris are really Naths or Jogis who have taken to this calling and become a separate caste . They wear clothes coloured with red ochre ...
... Berar , and numbered 9000 persons in 1911. The name is derived from the Marathi găr , hail . The Gārpagāris are really Naths or Jogis who have taken to this calling and become a separate caste . They wear clothes coloured with red ochre ...
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... Berār . The name is derived from the Marathi word gondharne , to make a noise . In 1911 the Gondhalis numbered about 3000 persons in Berar and 500 in the Central Provinces , and they are also found in Bombay . The origin of the caste is ...
... Berār . The name is derived from the Marathi word gondharne , to make a noise . In 1911 the Gondhalis numbered about 3000 persons in Berar and 500 in the Central Provinces , and they are also found in Bombay . The origin of the caste is ...
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... Berar , where they numbered about 2000 persons in 1901. In the Central Provinces they were included among the Nats ... Berār from Nimār and Indore . They are divided into five classes , the Marathi , Vir , Pangul , Pahalwan , or Khām ...
... Berar , where they numbered about 2000 persons in 1901. In the Central Provinces they were included among the Nats ... Berār from Nimār and Indore . They are divided into five classes , the Marathi , Vir , Pangul , Pahalwan , or Khām ...
Page 149
... Berar , being distributed over all Districts . The name Gosain signifies either gao - swami , master of cows , or go- swami , master of the senses . Its significance sometimes varies . Thus in Bengal the heads of Bairagi or Vaishnava ...
... Berar , being distributed over all Districts . The name Gosain signifies either gao - swami , master of cows , or go- swami , master of the senses . Its significance sometimes varies . Thus in Bengal the heads of Bairagi or Vaishnava ...
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... Berar in 1911 . The Guraos say that they were formerly Brahmans and worshippers of Siva , but for some negligence or mistake in his ritual they were cursed by the god and degraded from the status of Brahmans , though subsequently the ...
... Berar in 1911 . The Guraos say that they were formerly Brahmans and worshippers of Siva , but for some negligence or mistake in his ritual they were cursed by the god and degraded from the status of Brahmans , though subsequently the ...
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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