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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... probably , in reality , a corruption of Dhangar , the name of the Maratha shepherd 1 This article is based on information collected by Mr. Hira Lal in Jubbulpore , and the author in Mandla . caste . They have other subdivisions of the ...
... probably , in reality , a corruption of Dhangar , the name of the Maratha shepherd 1 This article is based on information collected by Mr. Hira Lal in Jubbulpore , and the author in Mandla . caste . They have other subdivisions of the ...
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... probably , that the Thānāpatis are priests of the temples situated in towns and large villages , and owing to their calling have obtained considerable social estimation , which they desire to justify and place on an enduring basis by ...
... probably , that the Thānāpatis are priests of the temples situated in towns and large villages , and owing to their calling have obtained considerable social estimation , which they desire to justify and place on an enduring basis by ...
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... probably immigrated into the Central Provinces from Bundelkhand and Orissa . Among their subdivisions the following may be mentioned : the Udia , who cure raw hides and do the work of sweepers and are generally looked down on ; the ...
... probably immigrated into the Central Provinces from Bundelkhand and Orissa . Among their subdivisions the following may be mentioned : the Udia , who cure raw hides and do the work of sweepers and are generally looked down on ; the ...
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... probably came from Gauda , the classical term for part of the United Provinces and Bengal . A Benāres inscription relating to one of the Chedi kings of Tripura or Tewar ( near Jubbul- pore ) states that he was of the Haihaya tribe , who ...
... probably came from Gauda , the classical term for part of the United Provinces and Bengal . A Benāres inscription relating to one of the Chedi kings of Tripura or Tewar ( near Jubbul- pore ) states that he was of the Haihaya tribe , who ...
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... probably get his family admitted into the Raj - Gond group . The Raj - Gonds rank with the Hindu cultivating castes , and Brahmans will take water from them . They sometimes wear the sacred thread . In the Telugu country the Raj - Gond ...
... probably get his family admitted into the Raj - Gond group . The Raj - Gonds rank with the Hindu cultivating castes , and Brahmans will take water from them . They sometimes wear the sacred thread . In the Telugu country the Raj - Gond ...
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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