Gorakhnāth.—A sect of Jogis. From Guru Gorakhnāth, a great Jogi.
Gorasia.—(From goras, milk.) A section of Lonāre Māli.
Gorigawār, Gaigowāl.—(A cowherd.) A section of Otāri and Panka.
Gosain, Goswāmi.—A caste. A surname of Sanādhya Brāhmans in Saugor.
Gotte.—A subcaste of Gond. They are also called Made in Chānda.
Goundia.—A class of Bairāgi. Synonym Mādhavachāri. A section of Bharia-Bhumia.
Gowālvansi.—Subcaste of Ahīr.
Goyanda, Goranda.—A name applied to a small class of persons in Jubbulpore, who are descendants of Thug approvers, formerly confined there. The name is said to mean, ‘One who speaks,’ and to have been applied to those Thugs who escaped capital punishment by giving information against their confederates. Goranda is said to be a corruption of Goyanda. The Goyandas are both Hindus and Muhammadans. The latter commonly call themselves Deccani Musalmans as a more respectable designation. They are said to be a gipsy class of Muhammadans resembling the Kanjars. The Hindus are of different castes, but are also believed to include some Beria gipsies. The Goyandas are employed in making gloves, socks and strings for pyjamas, having probably taken to this kind of work because the Thug approvers were employed in the manufacture of tents. Their women are quarrelsome, and wrangle over payment when selling their wares. This calling resembles that of the Kanjar women, who also make articles of net and string, and sell them in villages. Some of the Goyandas are employed in Government and railway service, and Mr. Gayer notes that the latter are given to opium smuggling, and carry opium on their railway engines.[37]
Grihastha, Gharbāri.—(A householder.) A name given to those divisions of the religious mendicant orders who marry and have families.
Guār.—(From guāra or gwāla, a milkman.) Subcaste of Banjāra.