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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... once a Bania was walking along the road with a cocoanut in his hand when Vishnu met him and asked him what it was . The Bania answered that it was a cocoanut . Vishnu said that it was not a cocoanut but wool , and told him to break it ...
... once a Bania was walking along the road with a cocoanut in his hand when Vishnu met him and asked him what it was . The Bania answered that it was a cocoanut . Vishnu said that it was not a cocoanut but wool , and told him to break it ...
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... once be made good . The pair eat a little food together , coloured rice is applied to their foreheads , and on the second day a new grass shed is erected , in which some rice is cooked by an unmarried girl . The bride and bridegroom are ...
... once be made good . The pair eat a little food together , coloured rice is applied to their foreheads , and on the second day a new grass shed is erected , in which some rice is cooked by an unmarried girl . The bride and bridegroom are ...
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... once and six months afterwards return to visit the bride's parents , when they are treated as outsiders and not allowed to touch the food cooked for the family , while they reciprocally insist on preparing their own . Male Gaurias will ...
... once and six months afterwards return to visit the bride's parents , when they are treated as outsiders and not allowed to touch the food cooked for the family , while they reciprocally insist on preparing their own . Male Gaurias will ...
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... will cause the death of the person bearing it . The caste generally revere Dulha Deo , the bridegroom god , whose altar stands near the cooking place , and the goddess Devi . 1 Ficus glomerata . 6. Occupa- tion . 7. Social customs . Once ...
... will cause the death of the person bearing it . The caste generally revere Dulha Deo , the bridegroom god , whose altar stands near the cooking place , and the goddess Devi . 1 Ficus glomerata . 6. Occupa- tion . 7. Social customs . Once ...
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Robert Vane Russell. 6. Occupa- tion . 7. Social customs . Once in three years they offer a white goat to Bura Deo , the great god of the Gonds . They worship the sickle , the implement of their trade , at Dasahra , and offer cocoanuts ...
Robert Vane Russell. 6. Occupa- tion . 7. Social customs . Once in three years they offer a white goat to Bura Deo , the great god of the Gonds . They worship the sickle , the implement of their trade , at Dasahra , and offer cocoanuts ...
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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