The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 4Bihar Research Society, 1918 - Folk-lore |
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Page 62
... Birhōrs . A boy is generally married when he is about twenty or twenty - one years old and a girl when she is about sixteen or seventeen ... Birhōr term for a settlement or encampment . 1 The Uḍra - uḍri bāplā is a purely elopement marriage.
... Birhōrs . A boy is generally married when he is about twenty or twenty - one years old and a girl when she is about sixteen or seventeen ... Birhōr term for a settlement or encampment . 1 The Uḍra - uḍri bāplā is a purely elopement marriage.
Page 65
... Birhōr and takes in exchange the latter's daughter or niece as a bride for his own son or nephew . With the exception of the payment of bride - price , the same ceremonies are observed as in the case of a regular marriage ( sadar bāplā ) ...
... Birhōr and takes in exchange the latter's daughter or niece as a bride for his own son or nephew . With the exception of the payment of bride - price , the same ceremonies are observed as in the case of a regular marriage ( sadar bāplā ) ...
Page 85
... Birhōr and the Elder Sisters and Cousins of his Wife . As each woman finishes the chumān , she puts down a cash present known as chuman - prisā ( the amount varying from an anna upwards according to the circumstances of the woman ) on a ...
... Birhōr and the Elder Sisters and Cousins of his Wife . As each woman finishes the chumān , she puts down a cash present known as chuman - prisā ( the amount varying from an anna upwards according to the circumstances of the woman ) on a ...
Page 214
... Birhōr regards himself as gradually gaining in strength to combat supernatural evil influences that surround him on all sides till at length Death lands him on to the highest stage of existence when man is transformed into an ethereal ...
... Birhōr regards himself as gradually gaining in strength to combat supernatural evil influences that surround him on all sides till at length Death lands him on to the highest stage of existence when man is transformed into an ethereal ...
Page 215
... Birhōr husband is not required to observe any other rules of diet or behaviour during his wife's pregnancy . The practice of couvade is unknown . The woman must take care not to lie down in the courtyard or other open space lest spirits ...
... Birhōr husband is not required to observe any other rules of diet or behaviour during his wife's pregnancy . The practice of couvade is unknown . The woman must take care not to lie down in the courtyard or other open space lest spirits ...
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Aśoka Aurangzeb Babu Bahadur Benares Bengal Bhikkhus bhut Bihar Bihar and Orissa Bimbisāra Birhōr Bombay Brahmin bride bridegroom Brihadrathas brother Buddha Buddhist called Calotropis procera ceremony Chandra clan corpse Dara Shikoh Daud Khan death deity Diguar district dynasty father flowers fowl Garhgaon give grant Gupta hand head Hindu Hon'ble Honour horns husband Ibid India inscription Jātaka Jātaka Vol Jivaka Journal jungle K. P. Jayaswal king letter Magadha mango marriage māti mentioned Muhammadan Museum Nandas offered Orissa Orissa Research Society Pandit Patna plate Prasad Raja Rajagaha Rajagriha Rajapur record reign rice sacrifices Samaddar Sanskrit says Sena Shah Shivaji Singh Śiva spirit stone sugar Surat swallow-wort Calotropis tanda Taranatha Tathāgata tiger tion Translation tree turmeric Veluvana verses village wife woman women اس السلطان الله تو سے عشق کا میں هے ھے