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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... heads . When in this state they are believed to drink the blood flowing from goats sacrificed in the temple . For the purposes of marriage the caste is ... head . II GARPAGĀRI 19 the old Swayamwāra form of marriage , 18 PART GANDHMĀLI.
... heads . When in this state they are believed to drink the blood flowing from goats sacrificed in the temple . For the purposes of marriage the caste is ... head . II GARPAGĀRI 19 the old Swayamwāra form of marriage , 18 PART GANDHMĀLI.
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... head buried before the door ; the foreheads of the couple are marked with its blood and they go inside the house . the bride is not adult , she goes home after a stay of two days , and the gauna or going - away ceremony is performed ...
... head buried before the door ; the foreheads of the couple are marked with its blood and they go inside the house . the bride is not adult , she goes home after a stay of two days , and the gauna or going - away ceremony is performed ...
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... head of a family is supposed to offer on the first occasion two goats , and on the second and subsequent ones , five ... head to the south , though in some localities the Hindu custom of placing the head to the north has been adopted ...
... head of a family is supposed to offer on the first occasion two goats , and on the second and subsequent ones , five ... head to the south , though in some localities the Hindu custom of placing the head to the north has been adopted ...
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Robert Vane Russell. panchayat , the head of which is designated as Mokāsi . Formerly the Mokāsi received Rs . 15 on the marriage of a widow , and Rs . 5 when a person temporarily outcasted was readmitted to social intercourse , but ...
Robert Vane Russell. panchayat , the head of which is designated as Mokāsi . Formerly the Mokāsi received Rs . 15 on the marriage of a widow , and Rs . 5 when a person temporarily outcasted was readmitted to social intercourse , but ...
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... head - piece of the serpent Under Lingo's head a pillow , And he said , ' O valiant Lingo , Ask whatever you may wish for . ' Then he asked the little Bindos For an offering to the Great God , And the fond paternal Bindo , Much ...
... head - piece of the serpent Under Lingo's head a pillow , And he said , ' O valiant Lingo , Ask whatever you may wish for . ' Then he asked the little Bindos For an offering to the Great God , And the fond paternal Bindo , Much ...
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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