People of India: DelhiThis Volume Is A Part Of People Of India Project Launched By The Anthropological Survey Of India On 2 October 1985. It Includes An Ethnographic Survey Of One Hundred And Forty-Seven Communities Of Delhi And A Profile Of Their Origin, Distribution, Social Organization, Language And Human Biology. |
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Sanadhya Brahman 606 130 Sansi | 611 |
Sapera 615 132 Saraswat Brahman | 619 |
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adult marriage alcoholic drinks bangles bindi biradari boy's boys and girls Brahman Brahman priest bride bride's parents bridegroom brother caste panchayat celebrate ceremony is performed child marriage clan clothes cooking mediums cremate death deities Delhi Dhobis divorce Diwali dowry Dussehra elder eldest endogamy engaged exogamy family expenditure family planning father favourable feast is given female festivals Ganga ghee girl's gotra groom Gujarat Guru havan Hindi Hindu husband India junior levirate junior sororate kanyadan Kayastha Khatri Kshatriya male child marriage rituals marriage symbols married Mata milk products Monogamy mother mundan ceremony Muslim negotiation non-vegetarian nowadays nuclear families occasions panchayat participate patrilocal pollution is observed polygyny practise Pradesh pulses Punjabi Rajasthan Rajput relatives religious Residence after marriage rice rites sacred Sikh Sindhi social staple food status subgroups sweets traditional occupation Vaishno Devi vegetables vegetarian wear wheat widow remarriage wife women worship younger