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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... Kunbi then be- sought him to save the crops if he could , and he answered that by his magic he could draw off the hail ... Kunbis , on whom they depend for contributions to their expenses . Widow - marriage is permitted , but the widow ...
... Kunbi then be- sought him to save the crops if he could , and he answered that by his magic he could draw off the hail ... Kunbis , on whom they depend for contributions to their expenses . Widow - marriage is permitted , but the widow ...
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... Kunbis beat the daheka , a small drum with bells , to enhance the effect of the sacrifice , so that their crops may be saved . When a man is at the point of death he is placed in the sitting posture in which he is to be buried , for ...
... Kunbis beat the daheka , a small drum with bells , to enhance the effect of the sacrifice , so that their crops may be saved . When a man is at the point of death he is placed in the sitting posture in which he is to be buried , for ...
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... Kunbi , though the Kunbis will not take even water from them . They are a village menial caste and rank with others of the same position , though on a somewhat lower level because they beg and accept cooked food at the weddings of Kunbis ...
... Kunbi , though the Kunbis will not take even water from them . They are a village menial caste and rank with others of the same position , though on a somewhat lower level because they beg and accept cooked food at the weddings of Kunbis ...
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... Kunbis or Barhais , may be admitted to the community on forming a connection with a Gond - Gowāri . The caste have no prescribed observ- ance of mourning for the dead . The Gond - Gowāris are cultivators and labourers , and dress like ...
... Kunbis or Barhais , may be admitted to the community on forming a connection with a Gond - Gowāri . The caste have no prescribed observ- ance of mourning for the dead . The Gond - Gowāris are cultivators and labourers , and dress like ...
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... Kunbi Gondhalis can take food from the ordinary Kunbis , but they rank below them , as being mendicants . The caste has also a number of exogamous groups or gotras , the names of which may be classified as titular or territorial ...
... Kunbi Gondhalis can take food from the ordinary Kunbis , but they rank below them , as being mendicants . The caste has also a number of exogamous groups or gotras , the names of which may be classified as titular or territorial ...
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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