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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... Siva or Mahadeo in Sambalpur and the Uriya States . They numbered about 700 persons in the Central Provinces in 1911 ... Siva's temples in villages are often Mālis , and in the Maratha country they are Guraos , another special caste , or ...
... Siva or Mahadeo in Sambalpur and the Uriya States . They numbered about 700 persons in the Central Provinces in 1911 ... Siva's temples in villages are often Mālis , and in the Maratha country they are Guraos , another special caste , or ...
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... Siva and Mahābīr or Hanuman , and do not usually distinguish them . Their principal festival is called Māhi and takes place on the first day of Poush ( December ) , this being the day from which 1 Village watchman . II OCCUPATION 21 ...
... Siva and Mahābīr or Hanuman , and do not usually distinguish them . Their principal festival is called Māhi and takes place on the first day of Poush ( December ) , this being the day from which 1 Village watchman . II OCCUPATION 21 ...
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... Siva , through the divine hero Lingo . General Cunningham said that the exact position of the cave was not known ... Siva's heaven is in the Himalayas , the name Dhawalgiri , where he located the cave , may refer to them . It is also ...
... Siva , through the divine hero Lingo . General Cunningham said that the exact position of the cave was not known ... Siva's heaven is in the Himalayas , the name Dhawalgiri , where he located the cave , may refer to them . It is also ...
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... Siva shut up the Gonds in the cave because he was offended by their dirty habits and bad smell . But the legend still contains a considerable quantity of true Gond tradition , and though somewhat tedious , it seems necessary to give an ...
... Siva shut up the Gonds in the cave because he was offended by their dirty habits and bad smell . But the legend still contains a considerable quantity of true Gond tradition , and though somewhat tedious , it seems necessary to give an ...
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... Siva and Pārvati , two of the greatest Hindu deities , in attendance on him on each side . Communal sacrifices of pigs and also of goats are made to him at intervals of one or two years ; the animals are stretched out on their backs and ...
... Siva and Pārvati , two of the greatest Hindu deities , in attendance on him on each side . Communal sacrifices of pigs and also of goats are made to him at intervals of one or two years ; the animals are stretched out on their backs and ...
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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