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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... Widow - marriage is permitted , but the widow sometimes refuses to marry again , and , becoming a Bhagat or devotee , performs long pilgrimages in male attire . Divorce is per- The mitted , but as women are scarce , is rarely resorted ...
... Widow - marriage is permitted , but the widow sometimes refuses to marry again , and , becoming a Bhagat or devotee , performs long pilgrimages in male attire . Divorce is per- The mitted , but as women are scarce , is rarely resorted ...
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... widow is married among other castes . If a widow marries a man other than her husband's younger brother , the new husband must pay twelve rupees to her first husband's family , or to her parents if she has returned to them . If she ...
... widow is married among other castes . If a widow marries a man other than her husband's younger brother , the new husband must pay twelve rupees to her first husband's family , or to her parents if she has returned to them . If she ...
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... widows is permitted , no restriction being imposed on the widow in her choice of a second husband . Divorce is per- mitted for infidelity on the part of the wife . If riage . gion and Children are named on the sixth day after birth ...
... widows is permitted , no restriction being imposed on the widow in her choice of a second husband . Divorce is per- mitted for infidelity on the part of the wife . If riage . gion and Children are named on the sixth day after birth ...
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... widows , but the practice of taking two wives is rare . The dead are burnt , with the exception that the bodies of young children whose ears have not been pierced and of persons dying of smallpox are buried . Children usually have their ...
... widows , but the practice of taking two wives is rare . The dead are burnt , with the exception that the bodies of young children whose ears have not been pierced and of persons dying of smallpox are buried . Children usually have their ...
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... widows is permitted , a sum of Rs . 25 being usually paid to the parents of the woman by her second husband . Divorce may be effected at the option of either party , and documents are usually drawn up on both sides . The Golars worship ...
... widows is permitted , a sum of Rs . 25 being usually paid to the parents of the woman by her second husband . Divorce may be effected at the option of either party , and documents are usually drawn up on both sides . The Golars worship ...
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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