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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... Origin it is to avert hailstorms from the crops . They are found caste . principally in the Maratha Districts of the Nagpur country and Berar , and numbered 9000 persons in 1911. The name is derived from the Marathi găr , hail . The ...
... Origin it is to avert hailstorms from the crops . They are found caste . principally in the Maratha Districts of the Nagpur country and Berar , and numbered 9000 persons in 1911. The name is derived from the Marathi găr , hail . The ...
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... origin , as is shown by the fact that they do not eat together at their feasts , but the guests all cook their own food and eat it separately . And after a daughter has been married her own family even will not take food from her hand ...
... origin , as is shown by the fact that they do not eat together at their feasts , but the guests all cook their own food and eat it separately . And after a daughter has been married her own family even will not take food from her hand ...
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... origin , and here they will not eat beef themselves nor take food with any Muham- madans who consume it . They employ Brahmans to fix the auspicious times for marriage and other ceremonies . The Ghosis of Lucknow have no other ...
... origin , and here they will not eat beef themselves nor take food with any Muham- madans who consume it . They employ Brahmans to fix the auspicious times for marriage and other ceremonies . The Ghosis of Lucknow have no other ...
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... ORIGIN AND HISTORY 1. Numbers and distribution . 2. Gondwana . 3. Derivation of name and origin of the Gonds . 4. History of the Gonds . 5. Mythical traditions . Story of Lingo . 6. Legend of the creation . 7. Creation of the Gonds and ...
... ORIGIN AND HISTORY 1. Numbers and distribution . 2. Gondwana . 3. Derivation of name and origin of the Gonds . 4. History of the Gonds . 5. Mythical traditions . Story of Lingo . 6. Legend of the creation . 7. Creation of the Gonds and ...
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... ORIGIN AND. 19. Wedding expenditure . 20. Special customs . 21. Taking omens . 22. Marriage by capture . Weep- ing and hiding . 27. Menstruation . 23. Serving for a wife . 24. Widow remarriage . 25. Divorce . 26. Polygamy . 28 ...
... ORIGIN AND. 19. Wedding expenditure . 20. Special customs . 21. Taking omens . 22. Marriage by capture . Weep- ing and hiding . 27. Menstruation . 23. Serving for a wife . 24. Widow remarriage . 25. Divorce . 26. Polygamy . 28 ...
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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