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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... bridegroom holds in his hand , and twirls it about in the air several times . The ceremony is performed by walking ... bridegroom's party is absent at the bride's house , the women who remain behind enjoy amuse- ments of their own . One ...
... bridegroom holds in his hand , and twirls it about in the air several times . The ceremony is performed by walking ... bridegroom's party is absent at the bride's house , the women who remain behind enjoy amuse- ments of their own . One ...
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... bridegroom at a wedding has a string of wool with a charm tied round his waist . Religious mendicants wear jatas or wigs of sheep's wool , and often carry woollen charms . The beads used for counting prayers are often of wool . The ...
... bridegroom at a wedding has a string of wool with a charm tied round his waist . Religious mendicants wear jatas or wigs of sheep's wool , and often carry woollen charms . The beads used for counting prayers are often of wool . The ...
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... bridegroom's presents , consisting of victuals , liquor , a cloth , 2 Madras Census Report ( 1891 ) , p . 253 . 1 India Census Report ( 1901 ) , p . 283 . II RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND FESTIVALS II and two rupees , IO PART GADBA.
... bridegroom's presents , consisting of victuals , liquor , a cloth , 2 Madras Census Report ( 1891 ) , p . 253 . 1 India Census Report ( 1901 ) , p . 283 . II RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND FESTIVALS II and two rupees , IO PART GADBA.
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... bridegroom are shut up in this , and two pots of water are poured over them from the roof , the marriage being then consummated . If the girl is not adult this cere- mony is omitted . Widow - marriage is permitted by what is called the ...
... bridegroom are shut up in this , and two pots of water are poured over them from the roof , the marriage being then consummated . If the girl is not adult this cere- mony is omitted . Widow - marriage is permitted by what is called the ...
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... bridegroom return home after the wedding , an image of a deer is made with grass and placed behind the An 1 The human sacrifices of the Khonds were suppressed about 1860. See the article on that tribe . 4. Reli- gion . 5. Occupa- tion ...
... bridegroom return home after the wedding , an image of a deer is made with grass and placed behind the An 1 The human sacrifices of the Khonds were suppressed about 1860. See the article on that tribe . 4. Reli- gion . 5. Occupa- tion ...
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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