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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... village priest of the abori- ginal tribes averts hailstorms in the same manner as the Gārpagāri , and elsewhere the Barais or betel - vine growers perform this function , which is especially important to them because their vines are so ...
... village priest of the abori- ginal tribes averts hailstorms in the same manner as the Gārpagāri , and elsewhere the Barais or betel - vine growers perform this function , which is especially important to them because their vines are so ...
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... village musicians ; the Khaltaha or those from Raipur ; the Laria , belonging to Chhattisgarh , and the Uria of the Uriya country ; the Rāmgarhia , who take their name from Rāmgarh in the Mandla District , and the Mahobia from Mahoba in ...
... village musicians ; the Khaltaha or those from Raipur ; the Laria , belonging to Chhattisgarh , and the Uria of the Uriya country ; the Rāmgarhia , who take their name from Rāmgarh in the Mandla District , and the Mahobia from Mahoba in ...
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... village priest or headman . Gattu or Gotte is said to be a name given to the hill Gonds of Chanda , and is not a real subcaste . The Darwe or Naik Gonds of Chanda were formerly employed as soldiers , and hence obtained the name of Naik ...
... village priest or headman . Gattu or Gotte is said to be a name given to the hill Gonds of Chanda , and is not a real subcaste . The Darwe or Naik Gonds of Chanda were formerly employed as soldiers , and hence obtained the name of Naik ...
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... village deities , was carried off by a tiger on his way to his wedding , it was decided that in future the bride must go to the bride- groom to be married in order to obviate the recurrence of such a calamity . Any risk incidental to ...
... village deities , was carried off by a tiger on his way to his wedding , it was decided that in future the bride must go to the bride- groom to be married in order to obviate the recurrence of such a calamity . Any risk incidental to ...
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... village places his hands on them and the wedding is over . But Hindu customs are gradually being adopted , and the rubbing of powdered turmeric and water on the bodies of the bride and bridegroom is generally essential to a proper ...
... village places his hands on them and the wedding is over . But Hindu customs are gradually being adopted , and the rubbing of powdered turmeric and water on the bodies of the bride and bridegroom is generally essential to a proper ...
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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