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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... sacred pole , and the party return to the bride- groom's lodging , where his brother - in - law fills the bride's lap with sweetmeats and water - nut as an omen of fertility . The maihar or small wedding - cakes of wheat fried in ...
... sacred pole , and the party return to the bride- groom's lodging , where his brother - in - law fills the bride's lap with sweetmeats and water - nut as an omen of fertility . The maihar or small wedding - cakes of wheat fried in ...
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... sacred functions . In many castes the bridegroom at a wedding has a string of wool with a charm tied round his waist . Religious mendicants wear jatas or wigs of sheep's wool , and often carry woollen charms . The beads used for ...
... sacred functions . In many castes the bridegroom at a wedding has a string of wool with a charm tied round his waist . Religious mendicants wear jatas or wigs of sheep's wool , and often carry woollen charms . The beads used for ...
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... sacred pole in the morning and thrice in the evening . When the bride and bridegroom return home after the wedding , an image of a deer is made with grass and placed behind the An 1 The human sacrifices of the Khonds were suppressed ...
... sacred pole in the morning and thrice in the evening . When the bride and bridegroom return home after the wedding , an image of a deer is made with grass and placed behind the An 1 The human sacrifices of the Khonds were suppressed ...
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... Mr. Jhanjhan Rai , Tahsildar , VOL . III In Sārangarh , and Satyabādi Misra of the Sambalpur Census office . C the sacred thread . These prefer the designation of Thānā- Gandhmāli (Uriya village priests and temple servants)
... Mr. Jhanjhan Rai , Tahsildar , VOL . III In Sārangarh , and Satyabādi Misra of the Sambalpur Census office . C the sacred thread . These prefer the designation of Thānā- Gandhmāli (Uriya village priests and temple servants)
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Robert Vane Russell. the sacred thread . These prefer the designation of Thānā- pati or ' Master of the sacred place , ' and call the others who do not wear the thread Gandhmālis . Gandh means incense . The Thānāpatis say that on one ...
Robert Vane Russell. the sacred thread . These prefer the designation of Thānā- pati or ' Master of the sacred place , ' and call the others who do not wear the thread Gandhmālis . Gandh means incense . The Thānāpatis say that on one ...
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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