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Illustrations in Volume III

Pronunciation

Gadaria

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice.

2. Subdivisions.

3. Marriage customs.

4. Religion and funeral rites.

5. Social customs.

6. Goats and sheep.

7. Blanket-weaving.

8. Sanctity of wool.

Gadba

1. Description and structure of the tribe.

2. Marriage.

3. Religious beliefs and festivals.

4. Disposal of the dead.

5. Occupation and mode of living.

Gānda

1. Distribution and origin.

2. Caste subdivisions.

3. Marriage.

4. Religion.

5. Occupation and social status.

Gandhmāli

Gārpagāri

1. Origin of the caste.

2. Marriage.

3. Religion.

4. Occupation.

5. Social status.

Gauria

GHASIA

List of Paragraphs

1. Description of the caste.

2. Subcastes.

3. Exogamous sections.

4. Marriage.

5. Religion and superstitions.

6. Occupation.

7. Social customs.

8. Ghasias and Kāyasths.

Ghosi

Golar

GOND

List of Paragraphs

Gond-Gowāri

Gondhali

Gopāl

GOSAIN

List of Paragraphs

1. Names for the Gosains.

2. The ten orders.

3. Initiation.

4. Dress.

5. Methods of begging and greetings.

6. The Dandis.

7. The Rāwanvansis.

8. Monasteries.

9. The fighting Gosains.

10. Burial.

11. Sexual indulgence.

12. Missionary work.

13. The Gosain caste.

Gowāri

1. Origin of the caste.

2. Subcastes.

3. Totemism and exogamy.

4. Marriage customs.

5. Funeral rites.

6. Religion.

8. Social customs.

GŪJAR

List of Paragraphs

1. Historical notice of the caste.

2. The Gūjars and the Khazars.

3. Predatory character of the Gūjars in northern India.

4. Subdivisions.

5. Marriage.

6. Disposal of the dead.

7. Religion.

8. Character.

GURAO

List of Paragraphs

1. Origin of the caste.

2. Internal structure.

3. Marriage and ceremonies of adolescence.

4. Birth customs.

5. The sacred thread.

6. Funeral customs.

7. Social position.

8. The Jain Guraos.

HALBA

List of Paragraphs

1. Traditions of the caste.

2. Halba landowners in Bastar and Bhandāra.

3. Internal structure: subcastes.

4. Exogamous sections.

5. Theory of the origin of the caste.

6. Marriage.

7. Importance of the sister’s son.

8. The wedding ceremony.

9. Going-away ceremony.

10. Widow-marriage and divorce.

11. Religion.

12. Disposal of the dead.

13. Propitiating the spirits of those who have died a violent death.

14. Impurity of women.

15. Childbirth.

16. Names.

17. Social status.

19. Dress.

20. Tattooing.

21. Occupation.

Halwai

Hatkar

1. Derivation and historical notice.

2. The Gauli Hatkar’s reverence for cattle.

3. Funeral rites.

4. Exogamous groups.

Hijra

Holia

Injhwār

1. Origin of the caste.

2. Subdivisions.

3. Marriage and other customs.

4. Occupation and social status.

Jādam

Jādua

Jangam

JĀT

List of Paragraphs

1. Theories of the origin of the caste.

2. Sir D. Ibbetson’s description of the caste.

3. Are the Jāts and Rājpūts distinct?

4. The position of the Jāt in the Punjab.

5. Social status of the Jāts.

6. Brāhmanical legend of origin.

7. The Jāts in the Central Provinces.

8. Marriage customs.

9. Funeral rites.

10. The Paida ceremony.

11. Customs at birth.

12. Religion.

13. Social customs.

14. Occupation.

JHĀDI TELENGA

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice.

2. Exogamous divisions.

3. Admission of outsiders.

4. Marriage.

5. Religion.

6. Names.

7. Magical devices

8. Occupation.

JOGI

List of Paragraphs

1. The Yoga philosophy.

2. Abstraction of the senses or autohypnotism.

3. Breathing through either nostril.

4. Self-torture of the Jogis.

5. Resort to them for oracles.

6. Divisions of the order.

7. Hair and clothes.

8. Burial.

9. Festivals.

10. Caste subdivisions.

11. Begging.

12. Other occupations.

13. Swindling practices.

14. Proverbs about Jogis.

JOSHI

List of Paragraphs

1. The village priest and astrologer.

2. The apparent path of the sun. The ecliptic or zodiac.

3. Inclination of the ecliptic to the equator.

4. The orbits of the moon and planets.

5. The signs of the zodiac.

6. The Sankrānts.

8. The revolution of the moon.

9. The days of the week.

10. The lunar year.

11. Intercalary months.

12. Superstitions about numbers.

13. The Hindu months.

15. Lunar fortnights and days.

16. Divisions of the day.

17. The Joshi’s calculations.

18. Personal names.

19. Terminations of names.

20. Women’s names.

21. Special names and bad names.

Julāha

Kachera

1. Origin of the caste.

2. Exogamous groups.

3. Social customs.

4. Occupation.

KĀCHHI

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice.

2. Subdivisions.

3. Marriage customs.

4. Childbirth.

5. Ear-piercing

6. Disposal of the dead.

Kadera

1. Historical notice.

2. Subdivisions.

3. Social customs.

4. Religion and occupation.

Kahār

1. Origin and statistics.

3. Female bearers.

4. Indoor servants.

Kaikāri

1. Origin and traditions.

2. Marriage.

3. Religion.

4. Social customs and position.

5. Occupation.

Kalanga

1. Origin.

2. Subdivisions.

3. Marriage.

4. Social position.

KALĀR

List of Paragraphs

1. Strength of the caste.

2. Internal structure.

3. Dandsena Kalārs in Chhattīsgarh.

4. Social customs.

5. Liquor held divine in Vedic times.

6. Subsequent prohibition of alcohol.

7. Spirits habitually drunk in ancient times.

8. Drunkenness and divine inspiration.

9. Sanctity of liquor among the Gonds and other castes.

10. Drugs also considered divine.

11. Opium and gānja.

12. Tobacco.

13. Customs in connection with drinking.

List of Paragraphs

1. Origin and traditions.

2. Subdivisions and marriage.

3. The sister’s son.

4. Menstruation.

5. Birth customs.

6. Death and inheritance.

7. Religious beliefs.

8. Veneration of iron and liquor.

9. Social customs and caste penalties.

10. Tattooing.

11. Hair.

12. Occupation and manner of life.

13. Their skill with bows and arrows.

KANJAR

List of Paragraphs

1. Derivation of the Kanjars from the Doms.

2. The Kanjars and the Gipsies.

3. The Thugs derived from the Kanjars.

4. The Doms.

5. The criminal Kanjars.

6. The Kūnchband Kanjars.

7. Marriage and religion.

8. Social customs.

9. Industrial arts.

Kāpewār

Karan

KASAI

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice of the caste.

2. The cattle-slaughtering industry.

4. Animism.

5. Animal-gods. The domestic animals.

6. Other animals.

7. Animals worshipped in India.

8. The sacrificial meal.

9. Primitive basis of kinship.

10. The bond of food.

11. The blood-feud.

12. Taking food together and hospitality.

14. The Hindu caste-feasts.

15. Sacrifice of the camel.

16. The joint sacrifice.

17. Animal sacrifices in Greece.

18. The Passover.

19. Sanctity of domestic animals.

20. Sacrificial slaughter for food.

21. Animal fights.

22. The sacrificial method of killing.

23. Animal sacrifices in Indian ritual.

Kasār

1. Distribution and origin of the caste.

2. Internal structure.

3. Social customs.

4. Occupation.

KASBI

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice.

2. Girls dedicated to temples.

3. Music and dancing.

4. Education of courtesans.

5. Caste customs.

6. First pregnancy.

7. Different classes of women.

8. Dancing and singing.

Katia

1. General notice.

2. Subcastes and exogamous groups.

3. Marriage customs.

4. Funeral rites.

5. Social rules.

List of Paragraphs

1. Tribal legend.

2. Tribal subdivisions.

3. Exogamous groups.

4. Betrothal and marriage.

5. Other customs connected with marriage.

6. Childbirth.

7. Disposal of the dead.

8. Laying spirits.

9. Religion.

10. Magic and witchcraft.

11. Dress.

12. Occupation and social rules.

KĀYASTH

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice and legend of origin.

2. The origin of the caste.

3. The rise of the Kāyasths under foreign rulers.

4. The original profession of the Kāyasths.

5. The caste an offshoot from Brāhmans.

6. The success of the Kāyasths and their present position.

7. Subcastes.

8. Exogamy.

9. Marriage customs.

10. Marriage songs.

11. Social rules.

12. Birth customs.

13. Religion.

14. Social customs.

15. Occupation.

Kewat

1. General notice.

2. Exogamous divisions and marriage.

3. Social customs.

KHAIRWĀR

List of Paragraphs

1. Historical notice of the tribe.

2. Its origin.

3. Tribal subdivisions.

4. Exogamous septs.

5. Marriage.

6. Disposal of the dead.

7. Religion.

8. Inheritance.

9. The Khairwas of Damoh.

Khandait

KHANGĀR

List of Paragraphs

1. Origin and traditions.

2. Caste subdivisions.

3. Marriage.

4. Religion.

5. Social status.

6. Occupation.

KHARIA

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice.

2. Legend of origin.

3. Subcastes.

4. Exogamy and totemism.

5. Marriage.

6. Taboos as to food.

7. Widow-marriage and divorce.

8. Religion.

9. Funeral rites.

10. Bringing back the souls of the dead.

11. Social customs.

12. Caste rules and organisation.

13. Occupation and character.

14. Language.

Khatīk

Khatri

1. Rājpūt origin.

2. Sir George Campbell’s account of the Khatris.

3. Higher and lower groups.

4. Marriage and funeral customs.

Khojāh

List of Paragraphs

1. Traditions of the tribe.

2. Tribal divisions.

3. Exogamous septs.

4. Marriage.

5. Customs at birth.

6. Disposal of the dead.

7. Occupation.

8. A Khond combat.

9. Social customs.

10. Festivals.

11. Religion.

12. Human sacrifice.

13. Last human sacrifices.

14. Khond rising in 1882.

15. Language.

Kīr

1. Origin and Traditions.

2. Marriage.

3. Religion.

4. Birth and death ceremonies.

5. Food, dress and occupation.

Kirār

1. Origin and traditions.

2. Marriage.

3. Religion.

4. Social customs.

5. Occupation.

Kohli

1. General notice.

2. Marriage and other customs.

3. The Kohlis as tank-builders.

4. Agricultural customs.

5. General characteristics.

KOL

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice. Strength of the Kols in India.

2. Names of the tribe.

3. Origin of the Kolarian tribes.

4. The Kolarians and Dravidians.

5. Date of the Dravidian immigration.

6. Strength of the Kols in the Central Provinces.

7. Legend of origin.

8. Tribal subdivisions.

9. Totemism.

10. Marriage customs.

11. Divorce and widow-marriage.

12. Religion.

13. Witchcraft.

14. Funeral rites.

15. Inheritance.

16. Physical appearance.

17. Dances.

18. Social rules and offences.

20. Names.

21. Occupation.

22. Language.

KOLĀM

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice of the tribe.

2. Marriage.

3. Disposal of the dead.

4. Religion and superstitions.

5. Social position.

6. Miscellaneous customs.

KOLHĀTI

List of Paragraphs

1. Introductory notice.

2. Internal structure.

3. Marriage.

4. Funeral rites.

5. Other customs.

6. Occupation.

KOLI

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice of the caste.

2. Subdivisions.

3. Exogamous divisions.

4. Widow-marriage or divorce.

5. Religion.

6. Disposal of the dead.

7. Social rules.

Kolta

1. Origin and traditions.

2. Exogamous groups.

3. Marriage

4. Religion.

5. Occupation.

Komti

Kori

1. Description of the caste.

2. Marriages

3. Customs at birth and death.

4. Religion.

5. Occupation and social status.

KORKU

List of Paragraphs

1. Distribution and origin.

2. Tribal legends.

3. Tribal subdivisions.

4. Marriage Betrothal.

5. The marriage ceremony.

6. Religion.

7. The Bhumka.

8. Magical practices.

9. Funeral rites.

10. Appearance and social customs.

11. Character.

12. Inheritance.

13. Occupation.

14. Language.

KORWA

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice.

2. Physical appearance.

3. Subdivisions.

4. Marriage customs.

5. Funeral rites.

6. Religion.

7. Social customs.

8. Dancing.

9. Occupation.

10. Dacoity.

11. Folk-tales.

KOSHTI

List of Paragraphs

1. General notice.

2. Subdivisions.

3. Marriage.

4. Funeral customs.

5. Religion.

6. Superstitions.

7. Clothes, etc.

8. Social rules and status.

9. Occupation.

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