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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... tiger , Phulsungha , a flower , and so on . Others are the names of Rājpūt septs and of other castes , as Ahirwār ( Ahir ) and Bamhania ( Brāhman ) . Another more ambitious legend derives their origin from the Bania caste . They say ...
... tiger , Phulsungha , a flower , and so on . Others are the names of Rājpūt septs and of other castes , as Ahirwār ( Ahir ) and Bamhania ( Brāhman ) . Another more ambitious legend derives their origin from the Bania caste . They say ...
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... tiger , gumal snake , and so on . Members of each sept abstain from killing or injuring the animal or plant after which it is named , but they have no scruple in procuring others to do this . Thus if a snake enters the hut of a person ...
... tiger , gumal snake , and so on . Members of each sept abstain from killing or injuring the animal or plant after which it is named , but they have no scruple in procuring others to do this . Thus if a snake enters the hut of a person ...
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... tiger , and they offer a goat to him at their weddings . They observe the Hindu fasts and festivals , and at Dasahra worship their musical instruments and the weaver's loom . Being impure , they do not revere the tulsi plant nor the ...
... tiger , and they offer a goat to him at their weddings . They observe the Hindu fasts and festivals , and at Dasahra worship their musical instruments and the weaver's loom . Being impure , they do not revere the tulsi plant nor the ...
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... tiger . The Diunde group take their name from diundi , the kotwar's drum . They say that their ancestor was so named because he killed his brother , and was proclaimed as an outlaw by beat of drum . The marriage of members of the same ...
... tiger . The Diunde group take their name from diundi , the kotwar's drum . They say that their ancestor was so named because he killed his brother , and was proclaimed as an outlaw by beat of drum . The marriage of members of the same ...
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... tiger ) , Behainsa ( buffalo ) , Netām ( dog in Gondi ) , Chamchidai ( bat ) and one or two more . In this case the exogamous clans with Hindi names would appear to be a late division , and have perhaps been adopted because the meaning ...
... tiger ) , Behainsa ( buffalo ) , Netām ( dog in Gondi ) , Chamchidai ( bat ) and one or two more . In this case the exogamous clans with Hindi names would appear to be a late division , and have perhaps been adopted because the meaning ...
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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