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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... considered to be of most general interest are shown in capitals PAGE GADARIA ( Shepherd ) 3 Gadba ( Forest tribe ) 9 Ganda ( Weaver and labourer ) . 14 Gandhmāli ( Uriya village priests and temple servants ) . 17 GARPAGARI ( Averter of ...
... considered to be of most general interest are shown in capitals PAGE GADARIA ( Shepherd ) 3 Gadba ( Forest tribe ) 9 Ganda ( Weaver and labourer ) . 14 Gandhmāli ( Uriya village priests and temple servants ) . 17 GARPAGARI ( Averter of ...
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... considered as impure , and are allowed to enter temples and take part in religious ceremonies . Gānda . A servile and impure caste of Chota Nagpur bution and and the Uriya Districts . They numbered 278,000 persons in 1901 , resident ...
... considered as impure , and are allowed to enter temples and take part in religious ceremonies . Gānda . A servile and impure caste of Chota Nagpur bution and and the Uriya Districts . They numbered 278,000 persons in 1901 , resident ...
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... considered as impure . They are great drunkards , and are easily known by their damrus or rattles and the baskets in which they carry their snakes . GHASIA LIST OF PARAGRAPHS 1. Description of the caste . 26 PART II GAURIA.
... considered as impure . They are great drunkards , and are easily known by their damrus or rattles and the baskets in which they carry their snakes . GHASIA LIST OF PARAGRAPHS 1. Description of the caste . 26 PART II GAURIA.
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... considered as impure . The Ghasias are very poor , and a saying about them is Ghasia ki jindagi hasia , ' or ' The Ghasia is supported by his sickle , ' the implement used for cutting grass . The Ghasias are perhaps the only caste in ...
... considered as impure . The Ghasias are very poor , and a saying about them is Ghasia ki jindagi hasia , ' or ' The Ghasia is supported by his sickle , ' the implement used for cutting grass . The Ghasias are perhaps the only caste in ...
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... considered to be partly on account of the difference in religion that they have become differentiated into a separate caste from the Ahīrs - in the Central Provinces they are nearly all Hindus and show no trace of Muhamma- dan practices ...
... considered to be partly on account of the difference in religion that they have become differentiated into a separate caste from the Ahīrs - in the Central Provinces they are nearly all Hindus and show no trace of Muhamma- dan practices ...
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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