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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... a visit to Benares , and while there he 1 Based on notes taken by Mr. Hīrā Lāl at Chanda and the notices of the Gārpagāri in the District Gazetteers . 2. Mar- riage . 3. Reli- gion . prophesied that GARPAGARI (Averter of hailstorms)
... a visit to Benares , and while there he 1 Based on notes taken by Mr. Hīrā Lāl at Chanda and the notices of the Gārpagāri in the District Gazetteers . 2. Mar- riage . 3. Reli- gion . prophesied that GARPAGARI (Averter of hailstorms)
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... Chanda , is obviously designed as an auspicious omen that the marriage may be blessed with children . Like other castes of their standing , the Ghosis permit polygamy , divorce and the remarriage of widows , but the practice of taking ...
... Chanda , is obviously designed as an auspicious omen that the marriage may be blessed with children . Like other castes of their standing , the Ghosis permit polygamy , divorce and the remarriage of widows , but the practice of taking ...
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... Chanda the Yera and Nāna , or black and white Golkars , are distinguished . Marriage is regulated by the ordinary system of exogamous groups , but no meaning can be assigned to the names of these . In Seoni they say that their group ...
... Chanda the Yera and Nāna , or black and white Golkars , are distinguished . Marriage is regulated by the ordinary system of exogamous groups , but no meaning can be assigned to the names of these . In Seoni they say that their group ...
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... Chānda ; Mr. R. S. Thākur , tahsildar , Bālāghāt ; and Mr. Din Dayal , Deputy Inspector of Schools , Nandgaon State . Papers were also furnished by the Rev. A. Wood of Chanda ; the Rev. H. J. Molony , Mandla ; and Major W. D. Sutherland ...
... Chānda ; Mr. R. S. Thākur , tahsildar , Bālāghāt ; and Mr. Din Dayal , Deputy Inspector of Schools , Nandgaon State . Papers were also furnished by the Rev. A. Wood of Chanda ; the Rev. H. J. Molony , Mandla ; and Major W. D. Sutherland ...
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... Chanda . In Mandla the Gonds form nearly half the popu- lation , and in Bastar about two - thirds . There is , however , no District or State of the Province which does not contain some Gonds , and it is both on account of their numbers ...
... Chanda . In Mandla the Gonds form nearly half the popu- lation , and in Bastar about two - thirds . There is , however , no District or State of the Province which does not contain some Gonds , and it is both on account of their numbers ...
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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