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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... held sacred may be that it was an older kind of clothing used before cotton was introduced , and thus acquired sanctity by being worn at sacrifices . Perhaps the Aryans wore woollen clothing when they entered India . of wool . tion and ...
... held sacred may be that it was an older kind of clothing used before cotton was introduced , and thus acquired sanctity by being worn at sacrifices . Perhaps the Aryans wore woollen clothing when they entered India . of wool . tion and ...
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... held , as among the Gonds , to be a most suitable union . The adult marriage of girls involves no stigma , and the practice of serving for a wife is sometimes followed . Weddings may not be held during the months of Shrawan , Bhādon ...
... held , as among the Gonds , to be a most suitable union . The adult marriage of girls involves no stigma , and the practice of serving for a wife is sometimes followed . Weddings may not be held during the months of Shrawan , Bhādon ...
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... held . But the point must at present be con- sidered doubtful . There is no reason however to doubt that the Gonds came from the south through Chanda and Bastar . During the fourteenth century and afterwards the Gonds established ...
... held . But the point must at present be con- sidered doubtful . There is no reason however to doubt that the Gonds came from the south through Chanda and Bastar . During the fourteenth century and afterwards the Gonds established ...
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... held a bow and fixed eleven keys to that one stick , and played on it . Lingo was much pleased in his mind . Holding it in his hand , he walked in the direction of the old man's field . He approached the fire where Rikad Gawādi was ...
... held a bow and fixed eleven keys to that one stick , and played on it . Lingo was much pleased in his mind . Holding it in his hand , he walked in the direction of the old man's field . He approached the fire where Rikad Gawādi was ...
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... held sacred of itself , and , when this feeling begins to decay with some recognition of its true nature , it is associated with an anthropomorphic god in order to preserve its sanctity . The following are some examples recorded by Mr ...
... held sacred of itself , and , when this feeling begins to decay with some recognition of its true nature , it is associated with an anthropomorphic god in order to preserve its sanctity . The following are some examples recorded by Mr ...
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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