Gayāwāl.—(From the town of Gaya on the Ganges, a favourite place for performing the obsequies of the dead.) A subcaste of Brāhmans who act as emissaries for the owners of the shrines at Gaya and wander about the country inducing villagers to undertake the pilgrimage and personally conducting their constituents.
Gāzulu.—(A bangle-seller.) Subcaste of Balija.
Gedam.—A sept of Gonds. A sept of Baigās.
Ghadyachi Tong.—(The rim of the pitcher.) A section of Kirār.
Ghanta.—(Bell.) A section of Kumhār.
Ghantra.—Name of a caste of Lohārs or blacksmiths in the Uriya country.
Gharbāri.—One who while leading a mendicant life is permitted to marry with the permission of his guru. A householder, synonym Grihastha. The married groups of the Gosain, Bairāgi and Mānbhao orders as distinguished from the Nihang or celibate section.
Ghāsi Mali.—Subcaste of Māli.
Ghātole, Ghātode.—Those who dwell on the ghāts or passes of the Sainhyadri Hills to the south of the Berār plain. Subcaste of Bahna, Gondhali and Kunbi.
Ghātmathe.—(Residents of the Mahādeo plateau in Berār.) Subcaste of Marātha.