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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... dead when they can afford to do so , and take the bones to the Ganges or Nerbudda , or if this is not practicable , throw them into the nearest stream . Well - to - do members of the caste employ Brāhmans for ceremonial purposes , but ...
... dead when they can afford to do so , and take the bones to the Ganges or Nerbudda , or if this is not practicable , throw them into the nearest stream . Well - to - do members of the caste employ Brāhmans for ceremonial purposes , but ...
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... dead are buried with their feet to the west , ready to start for the region of the setting sun . On their return from the funeral the mourners stop on the way , and a fish is boiled and offered to the dead . An egg is cut in half and ...
... dead are buried with their feet to the west , ready to start for the region of the setting sun . On their return from the funeral the mourners stop on the way , and a fish is boiled and offered to the dead . An egg is cut in half and ...
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... dead man breathed his last . Here they drink and have another meal of rice and beef , which is repeated on the following day , and the business of committing the dead to the ancestors is complete . Liquor is offered to the ancestors on ...
... dead man breathed his last . Here they drink and have another meal of rice and beef , which is repeated on the following day , and the business of committing the dead to the ancestors is complete . Liquor is offered to the ancestors on ...
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... dead are generally buried from motives of economy , as with most families the fuel required for cremation would be a serious item of expenditure . man is laid on his face in the grave and a woman on her back . Mourning is observed for ...
... dead are generally buried from motives of economy , as with most families the fuel required for cremation would be a serious item of expenditure . man is laid on his face in the grave and a woman on her back . Mourning is observed for ...
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... dead and perform the shradhh ceremony or the offering of sacrificial cakes . They eat flesh but do not drink liquor . Their social position is fairly good and Brāhmans will take water from their hands . Many of them hold free grants of ...
... dead and perform the shradhh ceremony or the offering of sacrificial cakes . They eat flesh but do not drink liquor . Their social position is fairly good and Brāhmans will take water from their hands . Many of them hold free grants of ...
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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