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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... 1 The word Dishai really means direction or cardinal point , but as the goddess dwells in the sheep - pen it is probable that she was originally the sheep itself . II GOATS AND SHEEP 7 tended by the children , 6 PART GADARIA.
... 1 The word Dishai really means direction or cardinal point , but as the goddess dwells in the sheep - pen it is probable that she was originally the sheep itself . II GOATS AND SHEEP 7 tended by the children , 6 PART GADARIA.
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... means of the pole ; or the women dance singly or in pairs , their hands resting on each other's waists . A man and woman will then step out of the crowd and sing at each other , the woman reflecting on the man's ungainly appearance and ...
... means of the pole ; or the women dance singly or in pairs , their hands resting on each other's waists . A man and woman will then step out of the crowd and sing at each other , the woman reflecting on the man's ungainly appearance and ...
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... means uncommon in the wilder parts of the Chota Nagpur Division , where labour is scarce and cash payments are almost unknown . Numbers of formal bonds have come before me , whereby men sold themselves for a lump sum to enable them to ...
... means uncommon in the wilder parts of the Chota Nagpur Division , where labour is scarce and cash payments are almost unknown . Numbers of formal bonds have come before me , whereby men sold themselves for a lump sum to enable them to ...
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... means incense . The Thānāpatis say that on one occasion a Rājpūt prince from Jaipur made a pilgrimage to the temple of Jagannath at Puri , and on his return stopped at the celebrated temple of Mahadeo at Huma near Sambalpur . Mahadeo ...
... means incense . The Thānāpatis say that on one occasion a Rājpūt prince from Jaipur made a pilgrimage to the temple of Jagannath at Puri , and on his return stopped at the celebrated temple of Mahadeo at Huma near Sambalpur . Mahadeo ...
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... means a grass - cutter . Sir H. Risley states that they are a fishing and cultivating caste of Chota Nagpur and Central India , who attend as musicians at weddings and festivals and also perform menial offices of all kinds.2 In Bastar ...
... means a grass - cutter . Sir H. Risley states that they are a fishing and cultivating caste of Chota Nagpur and Central India , who attend as musicians at weddings and festivals and also perform menial offices of all kinds.2 In Bastar ...
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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