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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... death 156 79. Gūjar village proprietress and her land agent 168 80. Guraos with figures made at the Holi festival called Gangour 176 81. Group of Gurao musicians with their instruments 180 82. Ploughing with cows and buffaloes in ...
... death 156 79. Gūjar village proprietress and her land agent 168 80. Guraos with figures made at the Holi festival called Gangour 176 81. Group of Gurao musicians with their instruments 180 82. Ploughing with cows and buffaloes in ...
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... deaths entail no special observances . On the fourth day a feast is given , and when all have been served , the chief mourner takes a little food from the plate of each guest and puts it in a leaf - cup . He takes another leaf - cup ...
... deaths entail no special observances . On the fourth day a feast is given , and when all have been served , the chief mourner takes a little food from the plate of each guest and puts it in a leaf - cup . He takes another leaf - cup ...
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... death he is placed in the sitting posture in which he is to be buried , for fear that after death his limbs may become so stiff that they cannot be made to assume it . The corpse is carried to the grave in a cloth coloured with red ...
... death he is placed in the sitting posture in which he is to be buried , for fear that after death his limbs may become so stiff that they cannot be made to assume it . The corpse is carried to the grave in a cloth coloured with red ...
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... death of the person bearing it . The caste generally revere Dulha Deo , the bridegroom god , whose altar stands near the cooking place , and the goddess Devi . 1 Ficus glomerata . 6. Occupa- tion . 7. Social customs . Once in.
... death of the person bearing it . The caste generally revere Dulha Deo , the bridegroom god , whose altar stands near the cooking place , and the goddess Devi . 1 Ficus glomerata . 6. Occupa- tion . 7. Social customs . Once in.
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... death they set out rice and pulse and water in a leaf cup for the departed spirit . They believe that the ghosts of the dead haunt the living , and to cure a person possessed in this manner they beat him with shoes and then bury an ...
... death they set out rice and pulse and water in a leaf cup for the departed spirit . They believe that the ghosts of the dead haunt the living , and to cure a person possessed in this manner they beat him with shoes and then bury an ...
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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