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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... woman may enter the house of a man of her caste other than her husband and become his wife ; and the Upaliya , when a married woman elopes with a lover . The marriage ceremony is simple . The bride- groom's party go to the girl's house ...
... woman may enter the house of a man of her caste other than her husband and become his wife ; and the Upaliya , when a married woman elopes with a lover . The marriage ceremony is simple . The bride- groom's party go to the girl's house ...
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... woman misbehaves with a man of the caste , the husband goes to him with a few friends and asks whether the story is true , and if the accusation is ad- mitted demands a pig and liquor for himself and his friends as compensation . If ...
... woman misbehaves with a man of the caste , the husband goes to him with a few friends and asks whether the story is true , and if the accusation is ad- mitted demands a pig and liquor for himself and his friends as compensation . If ...
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... woman will then step out of the crowd and sing at each other , the woman reflecting on the man's ungainly appearance and want of skill as a cultivator or huntsman , while the man retorts by reproaching her with her ugliness and ...
... woman will then step out of the crowd and sing at each other , the woman reflecting on the man's ungainly appearance and want of skill as a cultivator or huntsman , while the man retorts by reproaching her with her ugliness and ...
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... woman's wrists , which is the form by which a widow is married among other castes . If a widow marries a man other than her husband's younger brother , the new husband must pay twelve rupees to her first husband's family , or to her ...
... woman's wrists , which is the form by which a widow is married among other castes . If a widow marries a man other than her husband's younger brother , the new husband must pay twelve rupees to her first husband's family , or to her ...
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... woman a lock of her hair is cut . To touch a dead cow is one of the offences entailing temporary excommunication . They employ a Brahman only to fix the dates of their marriages . The position of the caste is very low and in some places ...
... woman a lock of her hair is cut . To touch a dead cow is one of the offences entailing temporary excommunication . They employ a Brahman only to fix the dates of their marriages . The position of the caste is very low and in some places ...
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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