The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 1

Ahir ancestors animals appear Arya Aryans Baiga Bania Barai belief belong Bengal body Bombay Brahmans bride called Census Report Central Provinces ceremony Chamar Chhattisgarh clothes considered cultivating castes custom Dās deity derived descent Dhimar District divine Dravidian existence exogamous exogamous clan father feast flesh Ghāsi gods Gonds Gujarāt Guru held hence Hindu Hinduism Ibidem impure castes India J. G. Frazer Jain Kabir Kabirpanthis Kawar Kayasth Khond king Korku Kshatriyas Kumhār Kunbis land Lingayats live Mahār Māli Maratha marriage married Muhammadans Munda Nagpur occupation origin Panka Pārsis perhaps persons priests primitive probably Punjab Rājpūts rank religion religious rite rule sacred sacrifice Samāj Satnamis Saugor sect sept Sikh Similarly Siva social soul spirit status subcaste Sūdra Synonym take water Teli temples tiger tion totem totem-clan tree tribes Uriya Vaishyas Vedas venerated village menials wedding woman women word worship