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 man's spirit . The occupation of the Garpagāri is to avert hailstorms , 4. Occupa and he was formerly remunerated by a customary contribu- tion . tion of rice from each cultivator in the village . He received the usual presents at ...
... dead man's spirit . The occupation of the Garpagāri is to avert hailstorms , 4. Occupa and he was formerly remunerated by a customary contribu- tion . tion of rice from each cultivator in the village . He received the usual presents at ...
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... dead , throwing the ashes into water . For the first three days after a death they set out rice and pulse and water in a leaf cup for the departed spirit . They believe that the ghosts of the dead haunt the living , and to cure a person ...
... dead , throwing the ashes into water . For the first three days after a death they set out rice and pulse and water in a leaf cup for the departed spirit . They believe that the ghosts of the dead haunt the living , and to cure a person ...
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... 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 they are considered as impure . The Ghasias ...
... 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 they are considered as impure . The Ghasias ...
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... dead are burnt , with the exception that the bodies of young children whose ears have not been pierced and of persons dying of smallpox are buried . Children usually have their ears pierced when they are three or four years old . A ...
... dead are burnt , with the exception that the bodies of young children whose ears have not been pierced and of persons dying of smallpox are buried . Children usually have their ears pierced when they are three or four years old . A ...
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... dead . 33. Funeral ceremony . 29. Procedure at a birth . 30. Names . 31. Superstitions about children . 34. Mourning and offerings to the dead . 35. Memorial stones to the dead . 40. Nature of the Gond religion . The gods . 36. House ...
... dead . 33. Funeral ceremony . 29. Procedure at a birth . 30. Names . 31. Superstitions about children . 34. Mourning and offerings to the dead . 35. Memorial stones to the dead . 40. Nature of the Gond religion . The gods . 36. House ...
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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