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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... festival called Gangour 176 81. Group of Gurao musicians with their instruments 180 82. Ploughing with cows and buffaloes in Chhattisgarh 182 83. Halwai or confectioner's shop 84. Jogi mendicants of the Kanphata sect 85. Jogi musicians ...
... festival called Gangour 176 81. Group of Gurao musicians with their instruments 180 82. Ploughing with cows and buffaloes in Chhattisgarh 182 83. Halwai or confectioner's shop 84. Jogi mendicants of the Kanphata sect 85. Jogi musicians ...
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... the bridegroom's presents , consisting of victuals , liquor , a cloth , 2 Madras Census Report ( 1891 ) , p . 253 . 1 India Census Report ( 1901 ) , p . 283 . II RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND FESTIVALS II and two rupees , IO PART GADBA.
... the bridegroom's presents , consisting of victuals , liquor , a cloth , 2 Madras Census Report ( 1891 ) , p . 253 . 1 India Census Report ( 1901 ) , p . 283 . II RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND FESTIVALS II and two rupees , IO PART GADBA.
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... festivals . among men or cattle , but if the epidemic does not abate after a time , they abuse the goddess and tell her to do her worst , suspending the offerings . They offer a white cock to the sun and a red one to the moon , and ...
... festivals . among men or cattle , but if the epidemic does not abate after a time , they abuse the goddess and tell her to do her worst , suspending the offerings . They offer a white cock to the sun and a red one to the moon , and ...
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... festival . In the bright fortnight of Chait ( March ) the men go out hunting , and on their return cook the game before Matideo , the god of hunting , who lives in a tree . In Madras the whole male population turn out to hunt , and if ...
... festival . In the bright fortnight of Chait ( March ) the men go out hunting , and on their return cook the game before Matideo , the god of hunting , who lives in a tree . In Madras the whole male population turn out to hunt , and if ...
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... festivals , and at Dasahra worship their musical instruments and the weaver's loom . Being impure , they do not revere the tulsi plant nor the banyan or pipal trees . Children are named on the sixth day after birth without any special ...
... festivals , and at Dasahra worship their musical instruments and the weaver's loom . Being impure , they do not revere the tulsi plant nor the banyan or pipal trees . Children are named on the sixth day after birth without any special ...
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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