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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... nakshatras . 15. Lunar fortnights and days . 16. Divisions of the day . 17. The Joshi's calculations . 18. Personal ... nakshatra or constellation of the moon under which they were born , and points out the auspicious time or mahūrat for ...
... nakshatras . 15. Lunar fortnights and days . 16. Divisions of the day . 17. The Joshi's calculations . 18. Personal ... nakshatra or constellation of the moon under which they were born , and points out the auspicious time or mahūrat for ...
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... nakshatra or mansion of the moon in which the loss or theft occurred whether the property has gone to the north , south ... nakshatras or those which mark the monthly revolutions of the moon . These are given in all Hindu almanacs , and ...
... nakshatra or mansion of the moon in which the loss or theft occurred whether the property has gone to the north , south ... nakshatras or those which mark the monthly revolutions of the moon . These are given in all Hindu almanacs , and ...
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... nakshatras or constel- the moon's The Sankrants do not mark the commencement of the Hindu months , which are still lunar and are adjusted to the solar year by intercalation . It is probable that long before lations of they were able to ...
... nakshatras or constel- the moon's The Sankrants do not mark the commencement of the Hindu months , which are still lunar and are adjusted to the solar year by intercalation . It is probable that long before lations of they were able to ...
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... nakshatras . Like the signs , the nakshatras were held to represent animals or natural objects . The following is a list of them with their corresponding stars , and the object which each was supposed to represent : Nakshatra . 1 ...
... nakshatras . Like the signs , the nakshatras were held to represent animals or natural objects . The following is a list of them with their corresponding stars , and the object which each was supposed to represent : Nakshatra . 1 ...
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... nakshatras were demarcated , it seems clear that a nakshatra was meant to represent the distance travelled by the moon in a day . Subsequently a twenty - eighth small nakshatra was formed called Abhijit , out of Uttarāshādha and Sravana ...
... nakshatras were demarcated , it seems clear that a nakshatra was meant to represent the distance travelled by the moon in a day . Subsequently a twenty - eighth small nakshatra was formed called Abhijit , out of Uttarāshādha and Sravana ...
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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