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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Page 73
... turmeric and water over a man , it is a valid marriage and he can take her to live in his house . Married women also sometimes do this to another man if they wish to leave their husbands . ceremony . The most distinctive feature of a ...
... turmeric and water over a man , it is a valid marriage and he can take her to live in his house . Married women also sometimes do this to another man if they wish to leave their husbands . ceremony . The most distinctive feature of a ...
Page 74
... turmeric and water on the bodies of the bride and bridegroom is generally essential to a proper wedding . The following description is given of the Gonds of Kanker . the day fixed for the marriage the pair , accompanied by the Dosi or ...
... turmeric and water on the bodies of the bride and bridegroom is generally essential to a proper wedding . The following description is given of the Gonds of Kanker . the day fixed for the marriage the pair , accompanied by the Dosi or ...
Page 75
... turmeric Rs . 2 , oil Rs . 3 , three cloths for the bride Rs . 8 , two sheets and a loin - cloth for her relatives Rs . 5 , payment to the Kumhār for earthen pots Rs . 5 , the bride - price Rs . IO , present to the bride's maternal ...
... turmeric Rs . 2 , oil Rs . 3 , three cloths for the bride Rs . 8 , two sheets and a loin - cloth for her relatives Rs . 5 , payment to the Kumhār for earthen pots Rs . 5 , the bride - price Rs . IO , present to the bride's maternal ...
Page 81
... or lance . In most localities the ceremony of widow - marriage is simple . Turmeric is rubbed on the bodies of the couple and they may exchange a pair of rings or their clothes . VOL . III G 25 . Divorce . 26. Poly- gamy . Divorce is.
... or lance . In most localities the ceremony of widow - marriage is simple . Turmeric is rubbed on the bodies of the couple and they may exchange a pair of rings or their clothes . VOL . III G 25 . Divorce . 26. Poly- gamy . Divorce is.
Page 86
... turmeric , and the house is freshly whitewashed and cleaned with cowdung . They procure a winnowing - fan full of kodon and lay the child on it , and the mother ties this with a cloth under her arm . In the Nagpur country the impurity ...
... turmeric , and the house is freshly whitewashed and cleaned with cowdung . They procure a winnowing - fan full of kodon and lay the child on it , and the mother ties this with a cloth under her arm . In the Nagpur country the impurity ...
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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