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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... already has a wife or not . Sexual offences are not severely reprobated , and may be atoned for by a feast to the caste- fellows . The Gadarias worship the ordinary Hindu deities and 4. Reli- gion and funeral rites . 5. Social customs.
... already has a wife or not . Sexual offences are not severely reprobated , and may be atoned for by a feast to the caste- fellows . The Gadarias worship the ordinary Hindu deities and 4. Reli- gion and funeral rites . 5. Social customs.
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... worship Burhi Māta or Thākurāni Māta , 3. Reli- who is the goddess of smallpox and rinderpest . They offer gius to her flowers and incense when these diseases are prevalent festivals . among men or cattle , but if the epidemic does not ...
... worship Burhi Māta or Thākurāni Māta , 3. Reli- who is the goddess of smallpox and rinderpest . They offer gius to her flowers and incense when these diseases are prevalent festivals . among men or cattle , but if the epidemic does not ...
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... worship Dūlha Deo , the young bridegroom who was carried off by a 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 ...
... worship Dūlha Deo , the young bridegroom who was carried off by a 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 ...
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... worship him on the banks of tanks , and the Mundjhulas1 or devotees of the goddess Somlai in Sambalpur , on whom the inspiration of the goddess descends , making them shake and roll their heads . When in this state they are believed to ...
... worship him on the banks of tanks , and the Mundjhulas1 or devotees of the goddess Somlai in Sambalpur , on whom the inspiration of the goddess descends , making them shake and roll their heads . When in this state they are believed to ...
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... worship Mahādeo or Siva and Mahābīr or Hanuman , and do not usually distinguish them . Their principal festival is called Māhi and takes place on the first day of Poush ( December ) , this being the day from which 1 Village watchman ...
... worship Mahādeo or Siva and Mahābīr or Hanuman , and do not usually distinguish them . Their principal festival is called Māhi and takes place on the first day of Poush ( December ) , this being the day from which 1 Village watchman ...
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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