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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... Hindu who thinks an animal sacrifice requisite , and objects to a fowl as un- clean , will choose a goat ; and the ... Hindus will eat goat's meat when they can afford it . The milk is not popular and there is very little demand for it ...
... Hindu who thinks an animal sacrifice requisite , and objects to a fowl as un- clean , will choose a goat ; and the ... Hindus will eat goat's meat when they can afford it . The milk is not popular and there is very little demand for it ...
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... Hindu temples . Their touch defiles , and a Hindu will not give anything into the hands of one of the caste while holding it himself , but will throw it down in front of the Ganda , and will take anything from him in the same manner ...
... Hindu temples . Their touch defiles , and a Hindu will not give anything into the hands of one of the caste while holding it himself , but will throw it down in front of the Ganda , and will take anything from him in the same manner ...
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... Hindu cowherd . It is said that Hindus will buy pure milk from the Musalman Ghosi , but will reject it if there is any suspicion of its having been watered by the latter , as they must not drink water at his hands.1 But in Berār ...
... Hindu cowherd . It is said that Hindus will buy pure milk from the Musalman Ghosi , but will reject it if there is any suspicion of its having been watered by the latter , as they must not drink water at his hands.1 But in Berār ...
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... Hindu dynasties were subverted by the Gonds after the Muham- madan invasions of northern India had weakened or de- stroyed the central powers of the Hindus , and prevented any assistance being afforded to the outlying settlements ...
... Hindu dynasties were subverted by the Gonds after the Muham- madan invasions of northern India had weakened or de- stroyed the central powers of the Hindus , and prevented any assistance being afforded to the outlying settlements ...
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... Hindu or Muhammadan artificers is uncertain . But the Hindu immigrants found Gond government tolerant and beneficent . Under the easy eventless sway of these princes the rich country over which they ruled prospered , its flocks and ...
... Hindu or Muhammadan artificers is uncertain . But the Hindu immigrants found Gond government tolerant and beneficent . Under the easy eventless sway of these princes the rich country over which they ruled prospered , its flocks and ...
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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