pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces

ancestors animals appear Bastar become belong blood body born Brāhmans bride bridegroom brother buried called carried caste Central Provinces ceremony child cloth common connection considered cooked cultivators customs dance daughter dead death deity derived Districts drink earth father feast fire five flesh forest four girl give given goat goddess gods Gonds hair hand head held Hindu husband India Kāyasths Khonds killed known leaves liquor live marriage married means months mother Muhammadan obtained occupation offered once origin parents party performed perhaps period persons position practice present priest principal probably Rājpūt represented rice round rule sacred sept social sometimes spirit stone subcaste supposed taken tree tribe usually village wear wedding widow wife woman women worship