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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... five areca - nuts , and the latter returns them and they clasp each other round the neck . When the wedding pro- cession reaches the bride's village it is met by their party , and one of them takes the sarota or iron nut - cutter ...
... five areca - nuts , and the latter returns them and they clasp each other round the neck . When the wedding pro- cession reaches the bride's village it is met by their party , and one of them takes the sarota or iron nut - cutter ...
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... five classes , as follows , according to the length of the ears : Kanāri , with ears a hand's length long ; Semri , somewhat shorter ; Burhai , ears a forefinger's length ; Churia , ears as long as the little finger ; and Neori , with ...
... five classes , as follows , according to the length of the ears : Kanāri , with ears a hand's length long ; Semri , somewhat shorter ; Burhai , ears a forefinger's length ; Churia , ears as long as the little finger ; and Neori , with ...
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... five times round the sacred pole in the morning and thrice in the evening . When the bride and bridegroom return home after the wedding , an image of a deer is made with grass and placed behind the An 1 The human sacrifices of the ...
... five times round the sacred pole in the morning and thrice in the evening . When the bride and bridegroom return home after the wedding , an image of a deer is made with grass and placed behind the An 1 The human sacrifices of the ...
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... five wives , ' Members The Janta Their septs are of the usual low - caste type , being named 3. Exo- gamous after animals , inanimate objects or nicknames of ancestors . One of them is Panch - biha or ' He who had and another Kul - dip ...
... five wives , ' Members The Janta Their septs are of the usual low - caste type , being named 3. Exo- gamous after animals , inanimate objects or nicknames of ancestors . One of them is Panch - biha or ' He who had and another Kul - dip ...
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... five cowries tions . in order to disarm the jealousy of the godlings who are hostile to children . They will not call any person by name when they think an owl is within hearing , as they believe that the owl will go on repeating the ...
... five cowries tions . in order to disarm the jealousy of the godlings who are hostile to children . They will not call any person by name when they think an owl is within hearing , as they believe that the owl will go on repeating the ...
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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