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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... temple servants ) . 17 GARPAGARI ( Averter of hailstorms ) 19 Gauria ( Snake - charmer and juggler ) 24 . Ghasia ( Grass - cutter ) . 27 Ghosi ( Buffalo - herdsman ) Golar ( Herdsman ) 32 35 GOND ( Forest tribe and cultivator ) 39 Gopal ...
... temple servants ) . 17 GARPAGARI ( Averter of hailstorms ) 19 Gauria ( Snake - charmer and juggler ) 24 . Ghasia ( Grass - cutter ) . 27 Ghosi ( Buffalo - herdsman ) Golar ( Herdsman ) 32 35 GOND ( Forest tribe and cultivator ) 39 Gopal ...
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... temples and take part in religious ceremonies . Gānda . A servile and impure caste of Chota Nagpur bution and and the Uriya Districts . They numbered 278,000 persons in 1901 , resident largely in Sambalpur and the Uriya States , but ...
... temples and take part in religious ceremonies . Gānda . A servile and impure caste of Chota Nagpur bution and and the Uriya Districts . They numbered 278,000 persons in 1901 , resident largely in Sambalpur and the Uriya States , but ...
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... temple attendants . Hindustan the priests of Siva's temples in villages are often Mālis , and in the Maratha country they are Guraos , another special caste , or Phulmālis . Some members of the caste in Sambalpur , however , aspire to ...
... temple attendants . Hindustan the priests of Siva's temples in villages are often Mālis , and in the Maratha country they are Guraos , another special caste , or Phulmālis . Some members of the caste in Sambalpur , however , aspire to ...
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... temple of Jagannath at Puri , and on his return stopped at the celebrated temple of Mahadeo at Huma near Sambalpur . Mahadeo appeared before the prince and asked him to become his priest ; the Rājpūt asked to be excused as he was old ...
... temple of Jagannath at Puri , and on his return stopped at the celebrated temple of Mahadeo at Huma near Sambalpur . Mahadeo appeared before the prince and asked him to become his priest ; the Rājpūt asked to be excused as he was old ...
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... temples . A few are ordinary cultivators . of the Gārpagāri.1 — A caste of village menials whose function 1. Origin it is to avert hailstorms from the crops . They are found caste . principally in the Maratha Districts of the Nagpur ...
... temples . A few are ordinary cultivators . of the Gārpagāri.1 — A caste of village menials whose function 1. Origin it is to avert hailstorms from the crops . They are found caste . principally in the Maratha Districts of the Nagpur ...
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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