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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Page 48
... Hindu mythology , and as Siva's heaven is in the Himalayas , the name Dhawalgiri , where he located the cave , may refer to them . It is also said that the cave was at the source of the Jumna . But in Mr. Hislop's version the cave where ...
... Hindu mythology , and as Siva's heaven is in the Himalayas , the name Dhawalgiri , where he located the cave , may refer to them . It is also said that the cave was at the source of the Jumna . But in Mr. Hislop's version the cave where ...
Page 49
... Hindu interpolation . The only other ground known to the writer for asserting that the Gonds believed their ancestors to have come from the north is that they bury their dead with the feet to the north . There are other obvious Hindu ...
... Hindu interpolation . The only other ground known to the writer for asserting that the Gonds believed their ancestors to have come from the north is that they bury their dead with the feet to the north . There are other obvious Hindu ...
Page 63
... Hindu castes and also non - Aryan tribes living in contact with the Gonds have a large Gond element ; of the former class the Ahirs , Basors , Barhais and Lohārs , and of the latter the Baigas , Bhunjias and Khairwārs are instances ...
... Hindu castes and also non - Aryan tribes living in contact with the Gonds have a large Gond element ; of the former class the Ahirs , Basors , Barhais and Lohārs , and of the latter the Baigas , Bhunjias and Khairwārs are instances ...
Page 86
... Hindu words , and are selected very much at random.1 If the child was born on a Tuesday , Wednesday , Friday or Sunday the name of the day is often given , as Mangal , Budhu , Sukhiya , Itwari ; or if born in the month of Magh ( January ) ...
... Hindu words , and are selected very much at random.1 If the child was born on a Tuesday , Wednesday , Friday or Sunday the name of the day is often given , as Mangal , Budhu , Sukhiya , Itwari ; or if born in the month of Magh ( January ) ...
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... Hindu influence . The latter method of disposal involves greater expense on account of the fuel , and is an honour reserved for elders and important men , though in proportion as the body of the tribe in any locality becomes well - to ...
... Hindu influence . The latter method of disposal involves greater expense on account of the fuel , and is an honour reserved for elders and important men , though in proportion as the body of the tribe in any locality becomes well - to ...
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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