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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... divorce are permitted , the widow being usually expected to marry her late husband's younger brother , whether he already has a wife or not . Sexual offences are not severely reprobated , and may be atoned for by a feast to the caste ...
... divorce are permitted , the widow being usually expected to marry her late husband's younger brother , whether he already has a wife or not . Sexual offences are not severely reprobated , and may be atoned for by a feast to the caste ...
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... divorce , but if a married woman misbehaves with a man of the caste , the husband goes to him with a few friends and asks whether the story is true , and if the accusation is ad- mitted demands a pig and liquor for himself and his ...
... divorce , but if a married woman misbehaves with a man of the caste , the husband goes to him with a few friends and asks whether the story is true , and if the accusation is ad- mitted demands a pig and liquor for himself and his ...
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... divorce his wife for adultery before the caste committee , and if she marries her lover he must repay to the husband the expenses incurred by the latter on his wedding . The bridegroom then throws a toy arrow The Gandas principally ...
... divorce his wife for adultery before the caste committee , and if she marries her lover he must repay to the husband the expenses incurred by the latter on his wedding . The bridegroom then throws a toy arrow The Gandas principally ...
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... divorced and disposed of as a widow . Divorce and the remarriage of widows are permitted . A bachelor marrying a widow must first go through the ceremony with a flower . The Gandh- mālis , as the priests of Mahādeo , are generally ...
... divorced and disposed of as a widow . Divorce and the remarriage of widows are permitted . A bachelor marrying a widow must first go through the ceremony with a flower . The Gandh- mālis , as the priests of Mahādeo , are generally ...
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... Divorce is per- The mitted , but as women are scarce , is rarely resorted to . Gārpagāris say , " If one would not ... divorced wife is allowed to marry again . The caste worship Mahādeo or Siva and Mahābīr or Hanuman , and do not ...
... Divorce is per- The mitted , but as women are scarce , is rarely resorted to . Gārpagāris say , " If one would not ... divorced wife is allowed to marry again . The caste worship Mahādeo or Siva and Mahābīr or Hanuman , and do not ...
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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