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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... origin from the Bania caste . They say that 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 ...
... origin from the Bania caste . They say that 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 ...
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Robert Vane Russell. II MARRIAGE CUSTOMS 5 the origin of the Gadaria caste , and the Gadarias always say ' Ehăn , Ehan , ' as they lead their flocks of sheep and goats to pasture . riage Marriage within the clan is forbidden and also the ...
Robert Vane Russell. II MARRIAGE CUSTOMS 5 the origin of the Gadaria caste , and the Gadarias always say ' Ehăn , Ehan , ' as they lead their flocks of sheep and goats to pasture . riage Marriage within the clan is forbidden and also the ...
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... will eat the leavings of other castes and take food from all except the impure ones , 1 Report on the Dependency of Bastar , p . 37 . 2 Ethnographic Notes in Southern India , p . 270 . I. Distri- origin . but like the Mehtars and Ghasias.
... will eat the leavings of other castes and take food from all except the impure ones , 1 Report on the Dependency of Bastar , p . 37 . 2 Ethnographic Notes in Southern India , p . 270 . I. Distri- origin . but like the Mehtars and Ghasias.
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Robert Vane Russell. I. Distri- origin . but like the Mehtars and Ghasias elsewhere they will not take food or water from a Kayasth . Only the lowest castes will eat with Gadbas , but they are not considered as impure , and are allowed ...
Robert Vane Russell. I. Distri- origin . but like the Mehtars and Ghasias elsewhere they will not take food or water from a Kayasth . Only the lowest castes will eat with Gadbas , but they are not considered as impure , and are allowed ...
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... origin and wear 1 This article is compiled from papers by Mr. Jhanjhan Rai , Tahsildar , VOL . III In Sārangarh , and Satyabādi Misra of the Sambalpur Census office . C the sacred thread . These prefer the designation of Thānā ...
... origin and wear 1 This article is compiled from papers by Mr. Jhanjhan Rai , Tahsildar , VOL . III In Sārangarh , and Satyabādi Misra of the Sambalpur Census office . C the sacred thread . These prefer the designation of Thānā ...
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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