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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... ( Uriya village priests and temple servants ) . 17 GARPAGARI ( Averter of hailstorms ) 19 Gauria ( Snake - charmer and juggler ) 24 . Ghasia ( Grass - cutter ) . 27 Ghosi ( Buffalo - herdsman ) Golar ( Herdsman ) 32 35 GOND ( Forest tribe ...
... ( Uriya village priests and temple servants ) . 17 GARPAGARI ( Averter of hailstorms ) 19 Gauria ( Snake - charmer and juggler ) 24 . Ghasia ( Grass - cutter ) . 27 Ghosi ( Buffalo - herdsman ) Golar ( Herdsman ) 32 35 GOND ( Forest tribe ...
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... Uriya Districts . They numbered 278,000 persons in 1901 , resident largely in Sambalpur and the Uriya States , but since the transfer of this territory to Bengal , only about 150,000 Gāndas remain in the Central Provinces in Raipur ...
... Uriya Districts . They numbered 278,000 persons in 1901 , resident largely in Sambalpur and the Uriya States , but since the transfer of this territory to Bengal , only about 150,000 Gāndas remain in the Central Provinces in Raipur ...
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... Uriya States . They numbered about 700 persons in the Central Provinces in 1911. The caste appears to be an offshoot of the Malis or gardeners , differentiated from them by their special occupation of temple attendants . Hindustan the ...
... Uriya States . They numbered about 700 persons in the Central Provinces in 1911. The caste appears to be an offshoot of the Malis or gardeners , differentiated from them by their special occupation of temple attendants . Hindustan the ...
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... Uriya castes , if no suitable husband is forthcoming a symbolic marriage is celebrated ; the Thanapatis make her go through the form with her maternal grandfather or sister's husband , and in default of them with a tree . She is then ...
... Uriya castes , if no suitable husband is forthcoming a symbolic marriage is celebrated ; the Thanapatis make her go through the form with her maternal grandfather or sister's husband , and in default of them with a tree . She is then ...
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... Uriya country ; the Rāmgarhia , who take their name from Rāmgarh in the Mandla District , and the Mahobia from Mahoba in Bundelkhand . Those members of the caste who work as grooms have become a separate group and call themselves Sais ...
... Uriya country ; the Rāmgarhia , who take their name from Rāmgarh in the Mandla District , and the Mahobia from Mahoba in Bundelkhand . Those members of the caste who work as grooms have become a separate group and call themselves Sais ...
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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