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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... village priests and 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 ...
... village priests and 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 ...
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... ( Village accountant , writer and clerk ) 404 Kewat ( Boatman and fisherman ) 422 Khairwär ( Forest tribe ; boilers of catechu ) 427 Khandait ( Soldier , cultivator ) . 436 Khangar ( Village watchman and labourer ) 439 Kharia ( Forest ...
... ( Village accountant , writer and clerk ) 404 Kewat ( Boatman and fisherman ) 422 Khairwär ( Forest tribe ; boilers of catechu ) 427 Khandait ( Soldier , cultivator ) . 436 Khangar ( Village watchman and labourer ) 439 Kharia ( Forest ...
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... village watchmen in accordance with long - standing custom . They are considered as impure and , though not compelled actually to live apart from the village , have usually a separate quarter and are not permitted to draw water from the ...
... village watchmen in accordance with long - standing custom . They are considered as impure and , though not compelled actually to live apart from the village , have usually a separate quarter and are not permitted to draw water from the ...
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... villages , and owing to their calling have obtained considerable social estimation , which they desire to justify and ... village menials and below the cultivating castes , and any such pretensions would therefore in their case be quite ...
... villages , and owing to their calling have obtained considerable social estimation , which they desire to justify and ... village menials and below the cultivating castes , and any such pretensions would therefore in their case be quite ...
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... village would be destroyed by a hailstorm . The Kunbi then be- sought him to save the crops if he could , and he answered that by his magic he could draw off the hail from the rest of the village and concentrate it in his own field ...
... village would be destroyed by a hailstorm . The Kunbi then be- sought him to save the crops if he could , and he answered that by his magic he could draw off the hail from the rest of the village and concentrate it in his own field ...
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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