Subject Index
This Index contains references to general ethnological and other subjects referred to in the articles, either those on main castes and tribes in Part II., or those on religions and sects in Part I. These latter are usually distinguished by the letters R. for religion or S. for sect. Very occasionally a reference is made to one of the minor articles in the Glossary. The reference numbers are to the paragraphs of the articles. In the few cases where no reference number is given the subject is either treated generally in the article referred to, or the article itself is so short that further indication is unnecessary.
Abhīras, the—Ahīr, 2
Aboriginal tribes, position of, in Hindu society—Bhuiya, 3
Acrobatic performances—Nat, 4, 5
Address, methods of—Bairāgi 11, Brāhman, 18, Gond, 72, Gosain, 5, Lodhi, 10, Muhammadan R., 32
Admission of outsiders—Arya Samāj R., 3, Bhaina, 6, Bhāmta, 3, Bhīl, 11, Dahāit, 3, Dhanwār, 11, Gond, 70, Injhwār, 4, Jhādi Telenga, 3, Kaikāri, 4, Kanjar, 8, Khond, 9, Mahli, 2, Mehtar, 5, Panka, 5, Turi, 6, Vellāla,
Adoption—Bhāmta, 3
Agricultural rites—Gond’ 48, Kohli, 4, Kurmi, 32, Oraon, 21, 22
Agricultural superstitions—Kurmi, 33
Akāli sect, the—Sikh R., 6
Akti or Akshit tritiya festival—Chitāri, 6, Chitrakathi
Alcohol, prohibition of—Kalār 6
Ambagarhia Deo, worship of—Koshti, 3
Amulets—Bhil, 9, Sunar, 12
Ancestors, reincarnation of—Chamār, 7, Dhākar, 2, Gond, 37, 39, Khond, 5. Oraon, 10
Ancestors, worship of—Badhak, 9, Gond, 38, 42, Gowāri, 5, Koshti, 4, Oraon, 14, Sānsia, 3, Sundi, Thug, 17, Turi, 4
Angad Guru—Sikh R., 2
Animal hospitals—Jain R., 14
Animal sacrifices, in Greece—Kasai, 17 sacrifice of buffalo—Mahār, 2
Animals, kindness to—Bishnoi, 3, Dohor
Animals, veneration for—Bhil, 8, Gowari, 5, Jain R., 14, Kasai, Oraon, 20
Animism—Kasai, 4
Anniversaries of the dead—Kurmi, 28
Appearance and mode of life—Baiga, 7, 8, Beria, 1, Bhil, 12, Bhishti, Bhuiya, 14, Chamār, 1, Khatri, 1, Kirār, 4, Kohli, 5, Kol, 16, Korku, 10, Korwa, 2, Oraon, 23, Panwār Rājpūt, 13, Velāma, 1
Arjun Guru—Sikh R., 2
Arts, origin of the—Mochi, 3
Arya Samāj R., prospects of—Arya Samāj R., 6
Assassination, methods of—Thug, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Astronomical beliefs and stories—Bhatra, 4, Dhuri, 3, Dumāl, 4, Jādua Brāhman, Joshi, 1–16, Mahar, 11, Turi, 4
Baigas, a branch of the Bhuiyas—Bhuiya, 6
Bālak Das—Satnāmi S., 4
Banda, worship of—Kharia, 8
Banjāri Devi, worship of—Banjāra, 10
Bankrupt, going (or Diwala Nikalna)—Bhat, 16
Barber. See article Nai
Barber-surgeon—Nai, 6
Bathing—Gond, 64, Kurmi, 39
Beard, the—Nai, 11
Beggars or religious mendicants. See articles Bairāgi, Fakīr, Gosain, etc.
Begging, mode of—Aghori, 1, Basdewa, Gopāl, Jogi, 11, Waghya
Bell-metal—Kasār, 4
Betel-vine, account of—Barai, 5
Betrothal—Passim. See especially Banjāra, 6, Gadaria, 3, Gond, Kawar, 4, Kolta, 3, Korku, 4, Kunbi, 7, Kurmi, 5, Prabhu, 1, Rājpūt, Turi, 3
Bhāng—Kalār, 10
Bhānwar ceremony (walking round the sacred post at marriage)—Kirār, 2, Kurmi, 9
Bhāts and Chārans—Bhāt 2
Birth ceremonies—Passim, See especially Ahīr 10, Chamūr 8, Gond 28, 29, Halba 15, Jat 11, Kawar 6, Kunbi 10, 11, Kurmi 15–17, Mehtar 8–11, Muhammadan R. 7–9, Sonjhara 4; ceremony of second birth—Korku 10
Birthdays—Muhammadan R. 12
Blacksmiths—Lohār 5
Blanket-weaving—Gadaria 7
Blood, smeared on images of gods—Lakhera 5
Blood-covenant—Kewat 2, Khairwār 5
Brahmo Samāj R., veneration of, foundation of, progress of—Brahmo Samāj Religion 2, 3, 9
Branding the body—Gond 67, Oraon 11
Bride, purchase of—Agaria 2, Audhelia 2, Banjāra 6, Dahāit 3, Dāngi 3, Kawar 4, Khadra, Kharia 5, Khond 4, Kīr 2, Kohli 2, Kol 10, Panwār Rājpūt 7, Pārdhi 3, Rajjhar 3
Bridegroom, dress of a—Daharia 3, Khangār 3, Sānsia (Uria) 2
Buddhism compared with Jainism—Jain R. 2
Buffalo, as a corn god—Kumhār 9, Mahar 2
Bullocks, veneration for—Kunbi 24
Būrādeo, worship of—Bhunjia 1, Gond 38, 45, Pardhān 4
Burial—Kurmi 23
Calendar, the Hindu—Joshi 1–15
Camel, sacrifice of the—Kasai 15
Cannibalism—Aghori 2, Birhor, Gond 52
Car Festival—Jain R. 11
Carpentering and woodwork—Barhai 6
Caste customs—Badhak 8, Balāhi 3, Banjāra 19, Chasa 3, Kabīrpanthi S. 9, Panwār Rājpūt 13, Satnāmi S. 8. See also Admission of Outsiders.
Caste feasts—Kurmi 41, Intro. 82, 84
Caste Panchāyat or committee—Alur 17, Brāhman 20, Dhoba 5, Gond 73, Gowāri 7, Halba 18, Kadera 3, Kawar 12, Kol 19, Oraon 27, Pardhān 6, Intro. 93
Caste rules and penalties—Passim. See especially Bharia 7, Brāhman 20, Dhanwār 11, Dhimar 12, Dohor, Gond 73, 74, Gowāri 7, Jāt 13, Kamār 9, Kawar 12, Kol 18, Kurmi 44, Mahār 12, Mehtar 4, Panwār Rājpūt 12, Pārdhi 4, Teli 11
Caste structure—Mehtar 3; origin of—Intro. 3, 4
Cattle, castration of—Chamār 15; slaughter of—Kasai 2; worship of—Banjāra 13, Hatkar 2
Character. See Moral Character
Chārans—Banjāra 2, Bhāt 9, 12
Children, devices for procuring—Kunbi 12, Mehtar 8, Muhammadan R. 7; superstitions about—Gond 31; traffic in—Gānda 2
Choti or scalp-lock—Nai 9
Circumcision—Muhammadan R. 13
Civil marriage act—Brahmo Samāj Religion 6
Clothes. See Dress
Cocoanut, legends about—Kabīrpanthi S. 5
Conception, miraculous, of children—Dhanwār 1
Coppersmiths—Tamera
Counting, official counter or Medha Gantia—Bhatra 4, Parja 7, Intro. 60
Courtesans, education of—Kasbi 4
Couvade, practice of—Oraon 9, Sonjhara 4, Verukala, Intro. 60
Cow-killing, penalty for—Tiyar
Cradle songs—Chītāri 5
Criminal practices—Badhak 17, Banjāra 21, Beldār 6, Beria 2, Bhārota 1, Chamār 16, Kanjar 5, Pardhān 6, Pāsi 7. See also Theft
Crows, beliefs about—Kunbi 15
Cultivating status—Jat 5, Kunbi 4, Kurmi 45, Intro. 21
Cultivation—Gond 79; patch cultivation 80
Dacoity—Badhak 2, 3, 4, Korwa 10, Māng Garori, Mina 3, Pārdhi 12, Pindāri 4, 5, 6, Rāmosi 2, Sānsia 4, 5
Daily life—Marātha 8
Dancing—Gond 76, Gondhali, Kashi 3, 8, Kharia 12, Kol 17, Korwa 8, Majhwār 7, Oraon 25, 26, Parja 4
Dasahra festival—Kumhār 10, Mahār 2, Sunār 4
Dauwa or wet-nurse—Ahīr 7
Dayānand Sāraswati—Arya Samāj R. 1, 2
Days—Joshi 9, 16; omens from—Kawar 10, Parja 7
Dead, beliefs about the—Kurmi 29
Death ceremonies—Passim. See especially Bedar 3, Binjhwār 6, Bishnoi 8, Brāhman 14, Chamār 7, Dhākar 3, Gond 32–38, Gosain 10, Gujar 6, Gurao 6, Halba 12, Kabīrpanthi S. 7, Katia 4, Kawar 7, 8, Kharia 9, Khatri 4, Khojāh, Khond 6, Kirār 3, Kol 14, Koli 6, Korku 9, Kunbi 14, Kunjra, Kurmi 20, 21, 22, 26, Lingāyat, Mahar 6, Muhammadan R. 14, Panwār Rājpūt 11, Pārsi R. 16, 17, Rājpūt 6, Sonjhara 5, Intro. 89
Dehendra Nāth Tagore—Brahmo Samāj Religion 4
Deo Brāhman, ceremony of—Bedar 2
Deshmukh and Deshpāndia, offices of—Kunbi, 2
Devi, the goddess—Kumhār, 11
Dhār and Ujjain—Panwār Rājpūt, 3
Dharam Dās, legend of—Kabīrpanthi S., 4
Dharna, sitting—Aghori, 2, Bhāt, 14, Marātha, 14
Dhatūra—Kalār, 10
Digging earth for oven at wedding—Kirār, 2
Diseases—Mehtar, 13 magical cure for—Koshti, 6
Disguises—Badhak, 5, Bhāmta, 1, Jādua Brāhman, Thug, 7
Divorce—Binjhwār, 5, Chamār, 6, Dewār, 3, Dhanwār, 6, Dhīmar, 4, Gadba, 2, Gond, 25, Halba, 10, Katia, 3, Kohli, 2, Koli, 4, Korku, 10, Koshti, 3, Kunbi, 8, Mahār, 5, Mīna, 4, Muhammadan R., 6, Panwār Rājpūt, 8, Savar, 4, Taonla
Diwāli Festival, the—Ahīr, 15, Bania, 15
Dog—Banjāra, 20; associated with the god Khandoba—Marātha, 7
Domestic animals, taboos about—Dhangar, 4, Māng, 7, Naoda, Sonjhara, 6
Doms, the—Kanjar, 4
Donkey, the—Dhobi, 7
Dravidian tribes, their origin and immigration—Kol, 4, 5, Intro., 37, 39
Dress—Banjāra, 18, Bharia, 7, Bohra, 7, Brāhman, 22, Darzi, 4, Gadba, 5, Gond, 61, Gosain, 4, Halba, 19, Jogi, 7, Kasbi, 8, Kawar, 11, Kol, 16, Korku, 10, Koshti, 7, Kunbi, 22, Kurmi, 37, 38, Mahār, 12, Muhammadan R., 31, Oraon, 23, 24, Pārdhi, 5, Pārsi R., 18, Rājpūt 11
Dyeing clothes—Rangrez, Chhīpa
Ear, tearing the—Sunār, 10
Ear-piercing—Gond, 62, Kāchhi, 5, Muhammadan R., 11, Sunār, 10, 11
Earth, beliefs about the—Bhunjia, 4
Earth-eating—Chitāri, 3, Kurmi, 14
Earth-goddess—Kumhār, 11
Eating with relatives, taboos on—Gauria
Eclipse, legends about—Mehtar, 19, Teli, 8
Emasculation. See article Hijra
Eunuchs. See article Hijra
Evil eye—Bhatra, 8, Chitāri, 4, Khangār, 3, Mahār, 11
Exogamous septs or clans—Passim. See especially Bhaina, 3, Brāhman, 8, Chadār, 1, Dahāit, 2, Dāngi, 2, Gond, 12, Gowāri, 3, Halba, 4, Jhādi Telenga, 2, Karan, Katia, 2, Kawar, 3, Kewat, 2, Khond, 3, Korku, 3, Kunbi, 5, Kurmi, 4 and Appendix, Lodhi, 4, Mahār, 5, Marātha, 4, Panwār Rājpūt, 6, Rājpūt, 4, Savar, 3, Intro., 48, 69
Extortionate practices of Bards—Bhāt, 7
False bride, custom of—Dhobi, 2
Fasting for the crops—Kunbi, 7, Oraon, 22; other fasts—Jain R., 13, Thug, 18
Female palanquin bearers—Kahār, 3
Festivals—Gadba, 3, Gond, 53, Khond, 10, Marātha, 7, Oraon, 20, 21, Parja, 7
Fighting, methods of—Gosain, 9, Khond, 7, 8
Fights of animals—Kasai, 21
Fishing—Dhīmar, 8
Flowers—Māli, 3, 4, 10
Folktales—Korwa, 11
Food—Baiga, 8, Bania, 17, Bharia, 7, Brāhman, 21, Gadba, 5, Gond, 68, Kawar, 12, Khond, 9, Kol, 18, Kolta, 4, Korku, 10, Kunbi, 21, Kurmi, 40, Lodhi, 9, Mīna (or Deswāli), 4, Muhammadan R., 30, Pārsi R., 18, Rājpūt, 8, Tiyar, Intro., 85, 88; leavings of food—Dhīmar, 10
Foreign religions, adoption of—Mahār, 10, Mehtar, 16
Forest ascetics—Jogi, 5
Fosterage—Ahīr, 7
Funeral priest—Kurmi, 26
Furniture—Baiga, 7, Kunbi, 20, Kurmi, 36
Games and pastimes—Kamār, Māl, Pārdhi, 7, 11
Gānja (Indian hemp)—Kalār, 10, 11
Ganpati, worship of—Bania, 14, Koshti, 5; legend about—Kunbi, 16
Gardening—Māli, 10, Intro., 28
Ghāsi Dās (legends and teachings of)—Satnāmi S., 2, 3, 4
Ghosts, beliefs about—Bhāt, 10, 11
Gipsies, origin of—Kanjar, 2
Girls dedicated to temples—Kashi, 2, Wāghya
Goats and sheep—Dhangar, 5, Gadaria, 6
Gods, attitude towards the—Gārpagāri, 4; making contracts with the—Mehtar, 8
Going away ceremony (or Gauna)—Halba, 9, Katia, 3, Lodhi, 6, Panwār Rājpūt, 8
Gold, sanctity of—Sunār, 7; washing for—Sonjhara, 8
Gondwāna—Gond, 2
Govind Singh, Guru—Sikh R., 3
Graveyards—Bohra, 4, Kurmi, 23
Grazing cattle—Ahīr, 19
Greeting—See Address, methods of
Grinding grain—Kanjar, 9
Gur or sugar, the sacred—Thug, 16
Guru or spiritual preceptor—Bairāgi, 13, Daharia, 3
Hailstorms, averting—Gārpagāri, 1, 4
Hair—Gond, 63, Jogi 7, Mānbhao 3, Nai passim
Hair-cutting—Nai 3
Halāl (sacrifice) rites of Muhammadan,—Atāri 4, Kasai 3
Hanumān, the god—Gārpagāri 3, 4, Kunbi 12
Haveli, meaning of—Kurmi, 3
Heber, Bishop—Swāmi Nārāyan S. 3
Hindu R., aversion to—Satnāmi S. 7. See Religious Beliefs
Holi Festival—Bania 16, Gond 54, Khairwār 9, Mannewār
Homosexual practices—Hijra
Horoscopes—Prabhu 1
Horse—Marātha 7
Houses—Banjāra 19, Bohra 7, Gond 60, Kunbi 19, Kurmi 34, Sonjhara 7; superstitions about—Gond 36, Kurmi 35, Parja 7
Human corpse, eating of—Aghori 2
Human sacrifices—Banjāra 16, Gond 51, Khond 12, Oraon 17
Hun immigration, the—Gūjar 1, 2, Panwār Rājpūt 1, 2
Hunting, methods of—Gond 81, Kolhāti 6, Mal, Pārdhi 8, 9, 10; ceremonial hunting—Bhatra 7, and Gond
Hypergamy—Brāhman 10, Dangi 2, Daraihān, Lodhi 3, Mīna 4, Murha 2, Intro. 16
Id festivals—Muhammadan R. 20, 21
Illegitimacy—Khatri 3, Vidur 3, Dhākar
Immorality of girls—Oraon 4
Impure castes—Intro. 40, 94
Incest, legend of—Lohār 1
Indoor servants—Dhimar 10, Kahār, 4
Infant-marriage—Dhuri 2, Khandait, Kir 2
Infanticide—Rājpūt 4
Inheritance—Kamār 6, Kawar 12, Khairwār 8, Kol 15, Korku 12, Kunbi 6, Rautia 5
Initiation, rites of—Bairāgi 11, Bishnoi 4, Gosain 3, Kabīrpanthi S. 6, Mānbhao 2, Parmārthi S., Satnāmi S. 5, Sikh R. 4, Thug 19, Wāghya, Intro. 83
Interest on money—Bania, 23, Muhammadan R. 35
Iron-working industry—Lohār 5; superstitions about iron—Lohār 2
Jain Banias—Bania, 9, and Bania, Parwār subcaste; Jain Guraos—Gurao 8
Jasondhis, the—Bhāt 8
Jawaras or Gardens of Adonis—Kurmi 31
Jhāmbāji—Bishnoi 2
Juāri as a food—Kunbi 21
Juggling—Jādua Brāhman
Kabīr, legend and teachings of—Kabīrpanthi S. 1, 2, 3
Kāli, worship of—Sākta S., Thug, 14; derived from the tiger—Thug, 14, 16, 22
Karan, legend of—Basdewa
Karma festival—Baiga 8, Binjhwār 8, Gond 56, Majhwār 7, Oraon 19
Kāyasths, aversion to—Ghasia 8
Kāzi—Muhammadan R. 25
Keshub Chandar Sen—Brahmo Samāj R. 5. 7
Kettle-drum—Gānda 5, Nagārchi
Khandoba, worship of—Bhīl 8, Marātha 7, Wāghya
Khātpāti—Bhāt 16
Khonds, rebellion of the—Khond 14
Kidnapping children—Banjāra 17
King, legend of killing—Bhīl 2
Kinship, basis of—Kasai 9, 10, 11
Kolarians and Dravidians, the—Kol 4, Intro. 35–39
Koli caste; derived from Kol tribes—Kohli, 1
Korān—Muhammadan R. 27
Krishna, the god—Ahīr, 4, 12; worship of Krishna—Bairāgi 7
Lac (bangles and toys)—Lakhera, 4, 9; industry—Lakhera 3
Lālbeg, worship of—Mehtar 15
Land, rules for occupation of—Khond 7; rights in—Bania 24; ownership of—Intro. 23
Language—Ahīr 3, Baiga 10, Bhīl 14, Gond 78, Halba 5, Kharia 14, Kol 5, 22, Kolām 1, Korku 14
Leather—Chamār 11, 12, 13
Leather-workers—Mochi 4
Legends of origin—Passim. See especially Agharia, Baiga, Balāhi, Bhāt, Bhoyar, Bhunjia, Brāhman (Kanaujia and Nagar sub-castes), Chamār, Daharia, Dāngi, Dhanwār, Dhīmar, Halba, Holīa, Jāt, Kalār, Kasār, Kharia, Khatri, Kol, Komti, Korku, Lohār, Māli, Māng, Panwār Rājpūt, Parja, Sanaurhia, Sunār, Sundi, Teli
Levirate, the—Māng 4, Mīna (or Deswali) 4, Parja 6, Sunār 3, Turi 3
Lingo, Gond hero, legend of—Gond 5–10
Liquor, drinking—Gond 69, Kalār 4, 7; and preparation of—Kalār 13; rice-beer—Kol 7, Oraon 26; toddy or date-palm liquor—Pāsi 6
Liquor, sanctity of—Kalār 8, 9
Lizard hunting—Badhak15
Lukmān Hakīm, worship of—Kadera 4
Madak or opium smoking—Kalār 11
Magic—Banjāra 15, Bharia 6, Bhāt 11, Bhatra 8, Dhanwār 10, Gauria, Gond 46, 49, Jhādi Telenga 7, Kawar 6, 10, Kol 13, Korku 8, Teli 14, Vām-Mārgi S.
Mahā-Brāhman, presents to—Kurmi 26
Manasa Devi—Nat 6
Marātha, derivation of name—Mahār 1, Marātha 2
Marātha immigration into the Central Provinces—Kunbi 2, 3
Marātha soldiers—Marātha 13, 15, 16
Marriage, barber’s duties at—Nai 5
Marriage between relations, restrictions on—Balāhi 2, Brāhman 9, Dāngi 3, Dhoba 2, Gond 15, Injhwār 3, Kai-kāri 2, Kunbi 6, Murha 2, Panka 4, Tamera 2
Marriage by capture—Gond 22, Kolam 2, Oraon 6, Intro. 71, 72
Marriage cakes, the—Kurmi 7
Marriage crowns—Chitāri 6
Marriage customs—Passim. See especially Baiga 4, Bania 11, Banjāra 7, Bhatra 5, Binjhwār 3, 4, Brāhman 11, Chamār 5, Daharia 3, Gadaria 3, Gānda 3, Gond 15–23, Halba 6, 8, Jāt 8, Jhādi Telenga 4, Kachera 3, Kāchhi 3, Kāpewār, Kasbi 5, Kawar 4, Kāyasth 8, Kharia 5, Khatri 4, Khond 4, Kol 10, Kolām 2, Kolta 3, Komti, Korku 5, Koshti 3, Kunbi 7, Kunjra, Kurmi, Lodhi 5, Mahār 5, Māli 6, Muhammadan R. 5, Oraon 6, Panwār Rājpūt 7, Parja 3, 4, 5, Prabhu 1, Rāghuvansi 2, Rājpūt 5, Sānsia 2, Teli 5, Turi 3
Masān Bāba, worship of—Teli 7
Massage—Nai 4
Mecca, pilgrimage to—Muhammadan R. 18
Meghnāth rites—Gond 55
Menstruation—Dhanwār 2, Gond 27, Halba 14, Kamār 4, Kunbi 10, Kurmi 12, 15
Migration—Bhuiya 5, Kirār, Kohli 1, Kol 5, Kunbi 2
Military system—Arab, Marātha 11, 12, 13, 15, 16
Milk—Ahīr 20
Miscarriage—Kurmi 12
Monasteries—Bairāgi 14, Gosain 8
Moneychangers and testers—Sunār 14
Moneylenders—Bania 18–24
Months, the Hindu—Joshi 11, 13
Moon, legends about—Bharia 6, Kunbi 16, Turi 4; the moon’s path and daily mansions—Joshi 4, 8, 10, 15
Moral character, disposition, or conduct—Badhak 16, Banjāra 22, Bhīl 3, 12, Bhilāla 5, Brāhman 25, Chamār 17, Dāngi 5, Gond 58, 59, Gūjar 3, Hijra, Jāt 4, Kohli 5, Kunbi 11, 23, 24, Kunjra, Mānbhao 2, Oraon 28, Panwār Rājpūt 13, Pardhān 5, Parja 1, Pindāri 7, Rājpūt 9, 10, 14, Thug 11, Turi 6
Mosques—Muhammadan R. 22
Mourning—Bania 13, Brāhman 14, Chauhān, Dumāl 4, Gānda 4, Gond 34, Kawar 7, Khatri 4, Kirār 3, Kunbi 15, Kurmi 25, 27; shaving hair for—Nai 15
Muhammadan and Hindu rites, mixture of—Bishnoi 5, Kunbi 18, Kunjra, Meo, Mukeri, Sikligar, Teli 8
Muhammadan castes—Muhammadan R. 3
Muhammadan tribal divisions, families and names—Muhammadan R. 4, 9
Muharram rites—Kunbi 18, Muhammadan R. 19
Mulla, the—Bohra 3, Muhammadan R. 24
Music, in connection with dancing—Kasbi 3
Musical instruments—Mochi
Nails, superstitions about—Nai 16
Nakshatras, the—Joshi 7, 8, 14
Nāmdeo Sect—Darzi 5
Names—Agaria 4, Baiga 5, Bhatra 10, Bhoyar 3, Chamār 8, Dhanwār 13, Gond 30, Halba 16, Jhādi Telenga 6, Joshi 18–21, Khond 5, Kol 20, Kolhāti 5, Mahār 8, Sunār 2, Vidur 6
Naming of a child—Oraon 10, Vidur 6
Naming relations, taboos on—Bhatra 10, Dhanwār 13, Gond 72, Khond 9, Lodhi 10
Nānak—Nānakpanthi S. 1, Sikh R. 1
Nānakpanthi and Sikh sects, distinction between—Sikh R. 5
Nārāyandeo, worship of—Koshti 5, Panwār Rājpūt 9
Nudity of women—Gārpagāri 4
Numbers, superstitions about—Joshi 12
Oaths—Mahār 12
Oil-pressing—Teli 15
Omens, beliefs about—Ahīr 16, Badhak 12, Baiga 6, Gond 21, 47, Kawar 10, Koli 3, Korku 8, Māng-Garori, Mīna 3, Pārdhi 4, Parja 7, Sānsia 6, Thug 22, 23, 24
Opium—Kalār 10, 11, Rājpūt 9
Ordeals—Bharia 6, Kaikāri 4, Kolhāti 5, Pārdhi 6, Sānsia 7
Ornaments—Ahīr 18, Gond 61, Kunbi 22, Sunār 6, 8, 9
Outram, Sir James—Bhīl 4
Paida ceremony—Jāt 10
Palanquin or Doli—Kahār 2
Parasurāma, legend of—Panwār Rājpūt 2
Passover, the—Kasai 18
Pavilion or the marriage-shed—Kurmi 6
Pearls—Sunār 9
Physical type. See Appearance
Pickaxe, the Sacred—Thug 15
Pigs, breeding for sacrifice and estimation of—Kumhār 6, 8
Pīpal tree, beliefs about—Kunbi 12
Pledge, or covenant, between married couple—Bhatra 5; with the gods—Bhāt 14. See also Dharna
Pola festival—Kunbi 17
Polyandry, survivals of fraternal—Bhuiya 10, Khond 4, Korku 5, Oraon 7. See also Gowāri 3
Polygamy—Agharia 3, Andh, Bania 12, Barai 3, Dāngri, Dhuri 2, Gond 26, Kaikāri 2, Kohli 2, Korwa 4, Kunbi 8, Kurmi 11, Māli 7, Muhammadan R. 6
Prānnāth—Dhāmi S.
Pregnancy, rites during—Chitāri 3, Gond 28, Halba 15, Kasbi 6, Kunbi 10, Kurmi 13, Muhammadan R. 8
Priests, tribal—Koshti 5
Prostitution—Beria 3, Kasbi 2, 7
Proverbs—Arora, Bahna 5, Bharbhūnja 3, Dhobi 7, Jogi 14, Julāha
Puberty rites—Gurao 3, Kaikāri 3, Lodhi 7
Rājpūt and Jāt, relations of—Jāt 3
Rakshābandhan festival—Patwa
Ramazān, fast of—Muhammadan R. 17
Rām Dās, Guru—Sikh R. 2
Rām Mohan Roy—Brahmo Samāj R. 1, 2
Red a lucky colour—Lakhera 5
Red dye on the feet—Lakhera 7
Red threads, custom of wearing—Lakhera 8
Relatives, taboos between—Kanjar 8, Kharia 6. See also Marriages between Relatives, and Naming Relatives
Religious beliefs—Passim. See especially collection of articles on Religions and Sects, and caste articles on Bishnoi, Mānbhao, Bairāgi and Gosain. Also articles Baiga 6, Banjāra 10, Brāhman 15, 16, Chamār 9, Gond 40–56, Khond 11, Korku 6, Koshti 5, Kunbi 16, Kurmi 30, Mahār 9, Oraon 15, 16, Thug 12; Hinduism, Intro. 90, 95, 96
Sacred thread, the—Brāhman 17, Gurao 5, Kunbi 16, Lodhi 11; of the Jains—Jain R. 9; the sacred cord of the Pārsis—Pārsi R. 15
Sacrifices, beliefs about and method of—Kasai 22, 23
Sacrificial meal, the—Kasai 8, Kurmi 7, Lakhera 5, 6
Sacrificial method of slaughter—Kasai 22
Sacrificial slaughter for food—Kasai 20
Sahajānand Swāmi—Swāmi-Nārāyan S. 1
Sāl flower festival—Oraon 20
Sān-hemp—Lorha
Sankrānts—Joshi 6
Sati or burning of widows—Brāhman 13
Scent—Atāri 4
Sculpture, Hindu—Mochi 3
Sects. For individual sects see articles in section on Religions and Sects. For right-hand and left-hand sects see articles Māla and Vām-Mārgi S.
Self-torture—Jogi 4
Sewn clothes, wearing of—Darzi 3
Sexual morality—Gosain 11, Khond 4, Māli 6, Oraon 4, 21
Shankar Achārya—Gosain 2, Smārta S.
Shāntik ceremony—Gurao 3, Marātha 6
Sheep—Gadaria 6, Dhangar 5
Shoes—Chamār 12, 14, Mochi 7
Sikh Council (Guru-Māta)—Sikh R. 7
Silājit—Siddi
Singāji, deified Ahīr—Ahīr 12
Singāra or waternut—Dhīmar 8
Sister’s son, importance of—Bhāmta 2, Dhera, Gowāri 4, Gurao 5, Halba 7, Kamār 3, Pāsi 5; marriage to maternal uncle’s daughter—Bhatra 5, Parja 3; connection with uncle—Mehtar 13
Siva, the god. See article Saiva Sect
Sleeping-place or common dormitory—Bhuiya 9, Gond 71, Oraon 4; dormitory discipline—Oraon 12
Snake-bite, cure for—Gauria, Kīr 3, Nat 6
Snake-worship and snake-charmers—Gond 43, Nat 6, Panwār Rājpūt 10
Social extravagance—Jāt 10, Kirār 2, Kurmi 5, Marātha 8
Social life—Kunbi 19, Muhammadan R. 32
Social status and customs—Barhai 5, Basor 5, Bhāt 4, Bhilāla 1, Bhunjia 5, Brāhman 18, Chamār 16, Dāngi 4, Dewār 4, Halwai, Jāt 5, Kahār 1, Kalār 4, Kolām 5, Koshti 8, Kumhār 3, Kunbi 5, Lodhi 2, 9, Lohār 2, Mahār 13, 14, Māli 1, Mehtar 17, Mīna (or Deswāli) 1, 4, Nat 3, Oraon 26, Pārdhi 5, Sunār 5, Tānti, Teli 10, 13, Velama, Vidur 6
Soldiers. See articles Arab, Bhīl, Khandait, Marātha, Pāik, Rājpūt, Taonla
Soma, sacred liquor—Kalār 5; Homa liquor—Pārsi R. 13
Songs—Bhat 17, Bhunjia 1, Chitāri 5, Dhanwār 4, Gond 77, Gondhali, Kāyasth 9, Murha 5, Panwār Rājpūt 7, Parja 4
Souls of the dead recalled—Ahīr 11, Gond 37, Kharia 10, Khond 6, Kurmi 24, Lohar 4, Oraon 13, Taonla
Spangles for the forehead—Lakhera 6
Spells—Lohār 4
Spirits, beliefs in—Badhak 10, Bhat 15, Halba 13, Kalanga 3, Mahār 11, Panwār Rājpūt 10
Spirits-laying—Kawar 8 (of persons killed by tiger)
Subcastes—Passim. See especially Brāhman 5, 6, 7, Chamaār 2, 3, Dhīmar 2, Gond 11, Halba 3, Kalār 2, ,3, Kanjar 1–6, Kawar 2, Kāyasth 7, Khond 2, Kol 2, 8, Korku 3, Kunbi 3, Kurmi 3, Lodhi 3, Lohar 3, Māli 5, Mehtar 2, Sunār 2, Intro. 5, 45–47
Suckling children—Kurmi 18
Sūdra—Intro. 12
Suicide—Bhāt 10, 13, Jasondhi, Rājpūt 14; burning of widows—Brāhman 13
Suthra Shāhi—Nānakpanthi S. 4
Sweetmeats, preparation of—Halwai
Swindling practices—Jādua Brāhman, Jogi 13, Sunār 15, Yerūkala
Taboos, on food—Dhākar 3, Kharia 6; of relationship—Sānsia 3; general—Jāt 13, Thug 23
Tank building—Kohli 3, Sānsia (Uria) 4
Tanning—Chamaār 11
Tattooing—Bharia 7, Binjhwār 9, Brāhman 23, Dhanwar 12, Gond 65, 66, Gowāri 8, Halba 20, Kamār 10, Mahār 12, Oraon 11; suggested origin of—Sunār 11
Teeth, disposal of—Kaikāri 3, Kunbi 10, Nai 16
Theft, and detection of—Bhāmta 1, Bharia 6, Māng-Garori, Rāmosi 3, Sanaurhia 3, Yerūkala. See also Criminal practices
Threads as amulets—Lakhera 8, Patwa
Thugs derived from Kanjars and Doms—Thug 3
Tiger, worship of—Koshti 1, Panwār Rājpūt 10
Tirthakārs of Jains—Jain R. 3, 12
Tobacco—Kalār 12
Tomb-stones—Gond 35
Totem, worship of—Kewat 1
Totemism—Agharia 2, Andh, Audhelia 2, Barai 2, Basor 3, Bhaina 3, Bharia 2, Bhīl 6, Bhoyar 2, Bhulia, Chadār, Chasa 2, Chauhān, Dahāit 2, Dhanwār 2, Dumāl 2, Gadba 1, Gond 13, 14, Kalanga 2, Kawar 3, Kewat 2, Khadāl, Khadra, Khangār 2, Kharia 4, Khond 3, Kol 9, Kurmi 4, Lodhi 4, Majhwār 4, Oraon 3, Parja 2, Rautia 2, Savar 3, Sudh, Intro. 49, 51
Traps for animals—Gond 81
Trees, spirits in—Kunbi 12
Turmeric—Māli 5
Twins, beliefs about—Kurmi 19
Udāsi—Nānakpanthi S. 3
Ukīka sacrifice, the—Muhammadan R. 10
Umbrella—Dahāit 6, 7
Vaishnava, sect—Kasbi 7
Vaishya—Intro. 13
Vālmīki, legend of—Mehtar 14
Vermilion and spangles, meaning of, substitutes for blood—Lakhera 5, 6
Village community—Intro. 22, 23, 73
Village gods—Banjāra Devi in Banjāra 10, Chordewa in Oraon 16, Khermāta in Baiga 6, Kurmi 30, Maiya Andhiyāri in Dhanwar 9, Mīthu Bhūkia in Banjāra 11
Village menials—Chamaār 15, Dhīmar 12, Gurao 1, Kahār 1, Kumhār 4, Māng 6
Village—priests (Bhumka Jhankār)—Binjhwār 9, Korku 7, Intro. 28
Villages—Gond 60, Korku 10, Kunbi 19
Vishnu, the god. See article Vaishnava Sect
Washerman—Dhobi 8
Washing clothes, method of—Dhobi 5, 6, Gond 64
Watchman, village—Kotwār, Rāmosi 3, Intro. 27
Weapons—Khond 7
Weeping, custom of—Bharia 3, Chauhān, Gond 22
Widow-marriage—Passim. See especially Bania 12, Banjāra 8, Brāhman 12, Chamaār 6, Gauria (disposal of first husband’s children), Gond 24, Gujar 5, Halba 10, Kirār 2, Kohli 2, Kori 2, Koshti 3, Kunbi 9, Kurmi 11, Mahār 5, Māli 7, Muhammadan R. 6, Panwār Rājpūt 8, Teli 6; sale of widows—Panwār Rājpūt 8; Sati or burning of widows—Brāhman 13
Wine-drinking, legend of—Kalār 7. See Liquor
Witchcraft—Bhatra 8, Bhīl 9, Gond 50, Kawar 10, Oraon 16
Women, sexual morality of—Gond, Gowari; seclusion of—Rājpūt, 13
Wool, sanctity of—Gadaria, 8; shearing and weaving—Gadaria, 7
Yādava tribe, the—Ahīr, 4
Yawning—Chitāri, 4
Yoga philosophy—Jogi, 1
Zend-Avesta—Pārsi R., 3, 4
Zodiac, the—Joshi, 2–7
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