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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... earth and salt . A lamp is lighted on the place where the death occurred , for one night , and on the third day a cocoanut is broken there , after which mourning ends and the house is cleaned . A stone brought from the bed of a river is ...
... earth and salt . A lamp is lighted on the place where the death occurred , for one night , and on the third day a cocoanut is broken there , after which mourning ends and the house is cleaned . A stone brought from the bed of a river is ...
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... earth . The crow flew about and could find no earth , but it saw the crab , which was supporting itself with one leg resting on the bottom of the sea . The crow was very tired and perched on the crab's back , which was soft so that the ...
... earth . The crow flew about and could find no earth , but it saw the crab , which was supporting itself with one leg resting on the bottom of the sea . The crow was very tired and perched on the crab's back , which was soft so that the ...
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... earth - worm . It caught hold of Kenchna by the neck with its claws and the mark thus made is still to be seen on the earth - worm's neck . Then the earth - worm brought up earth out of its mouth and the crab brought this to God , and ...
... earth - worm . It caught hold of Kenchna by the neck with its claws and the mark thus made is still to be seen on the earth - worm's neck . Then the earth - worm brought up earth out of its mouth and the crab brought this to God , and ...
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... earth , and their unkempt hair flew in the wind . The squirrel dodged about and ran away , and finally , directed by Mahadeo , ran into a large cave with all the Gonds after it . Mahadeo then rolled a large stone to the mouth of the ...
... earth , and their unkempt hair flew in the wind . The squirrel dodged about and ran away , and finally , directed by Mahadeo , ran into a large cave with all the Gonds after it . Mahadeo then rolled a large stone to the mouth of the ...
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... earth This devotee was that was fasting Till his golden stool was shaking . Stepped he down from Dewalgiri , Came and saw that bed of prickles Where our Lingo lay unmoving . Asked him what his little game was , Why his golden stool was ...
... earth This devotee was that was fasting Till his golden stool was shaking . Stepped he down from Dewalgiri , Came and saw that bed of prickles Where our Lingo lay unmoving . Asked him what his little game was , Why his golden stool was ...
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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