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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... customs . 4. Religion and funeral rites . 5. Social customs . 6. Goats and sheep . 7. Blanket - weaving . 8. Sanctity of wool . notice . Gadaria , Gādri . The occupational shepherd caste of 1. General northern India . The name is ...
... customs . 4. Religion and funeral rites . 5. Social customs . 6. Goats and sheep . 7. Blanket - weaving . 8. Sanctity of wool . notice . Gadaria , Gādri . The occupational shepherd caste of 1. General northern India . The name is ...
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... customs . sometimes united to husbands much younger than themselves . Four castemen of standing carry the proposal of marriage from the boy's father , and the girl's father , being forewarned , sends others to meet them . One of the ...
... customs . sometimes united to husbands much younger than themselves . Four castemen of standing carry the proposal of marriage from the boy's father , and the girl's father , being forewarned , sends others to meet them . One of the ...
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... customs . 6. Goats No Gadaria also Dishai Devi , the goddess of the sheep - pen . may go into the sheep - pen with his shoes on . On entering it in the morning they make obeisance to the sheep , and these customs seem to indicate that ...
... customs . 6. Goats No Gadaria also Dishai Devi , the goddess of the sheep - pen . may go into the sheep - pen with his shoes on . On entering it in the morning they make obeisance to the sheep , and these customs seem to indicate that ...
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... customs . 8. Ghasias and Kayasths . tion of Ghasia , Sais.1 - A low Dravidian caste of Orissa and 1. Descrip- Central India who cut grass , tend horses and act as village the caste . musicians at festivals . In the Central Provinces ...
... customs . 8. Ghasias and Kayasths . tion of Ghasia , Sais.1 - A low Dravidian caste of Orissa and 1. Descrip- Central India who cut grass , tend horses and act as village the caste . musicians at festivals . In the Central Provinces ...
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... customs are much on a par with those of the Gonds , from whom a considerable section of the caste seems to be derived . In other localities they have probably immigrated into the Central Provinces from Bundelkhand and Orissa . Among ...
... customs are much on a par with those of the Gonds , from whom a considerable section of the caste seems to be derived . In other localities they have probably immigrated into the Central Provinces from Bundelkhand and Orissa . Among ...
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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