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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... priests and temple servants ) . 17 GARPAGARI ( Averter of hailstorms ) 19 Gauria ( Snake - charmer and juggler ) 24 ... priest ) . HALBA ( Forest tribe , labourer ) . Halwai ( Confectioner ) . 143 144 147 150 160 166 175 182 201 Hatkar ...
... priests and temple servants ) . 17 GARPAGARI ( Averter of hailstorms ) 19 Gauria ( Snake - charmer and juggler ) 24 ... priest ) . HALBA ( Forest tribe , labourer ) . Halwai ( Confectioner ) . 143 144 147 150 160 166 175 182 201 Hatkar ...
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... ( Priest of the Lingayat sect ) JAT ( Landowner and cultivator ) 222 225 Jhādi Telenga ( Illegitimate , labourer ) Jogi ( Religious mendicant and pedlar ) . 238 243 JOSHI ( Astrologer and village priest ) Julāha ( Weaver ) Kachera ( Maker ...
... ( Priest of the Lingayat sect ) JAT ( Landowner and cultivator ) 222 225 Jhādi Telenga ( Illegitimate , labourer ) Jogi ( Religious mendicant and pedlar ) . 238 243 JOSHI ( Astrologer and village priest ) Julāha ( Weaver ) Kachera ( Maker ...
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... priest . Muhammadans and most castes of Hindus will eat goat's meat when they can afford it . The milk is not popular and there is very little demand for it locally , but it is often sold to the confectioners , and occasionally made ...
... priest . Muhammadans and most castes of Hindus will eat goat's meat when they can afford it . The milk is not popular and there is very little demand for it locally , but it is often sold to the confectioners , and occasionally made ...
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... priests of the temples of Siva or Mahadeo in Sambalpur and the Uriya States . They numbered about 700 persons in the Central Provinces in 1911. The caste appears to be an offshoot of the Malis or gardeners , differentiated from them by ...
... priests of the temples of Siva or Mahadeo in Sambalpur and the Uriya States . They numbered about 700 persons in the Central Provinces in 1911. The caste appears to be an offshoot of the Malis or gardeners , differentiated from them by ...
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... priest ; the Rājpūt asked to be excused as he was old , but Mahādeo promised him three sons , which he duly obtained ... priests of the temples situated in towns and large villages , and owing to their calling have obtained considerable ...
... priest ; the Rājpūt asked to be excused as he was old , but Mahādeo promised him three sons , which he duly obtained ... priests of the temples situated in towns and large villages , and owing to their calling have obtained considerable ...
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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