The Tribes and Castes of Bombay, Volume 3Asian Educational Services, 1990 - Bombay (India : State) |
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ancestors bali bathed betelnuts Bombay Bombay Gazetteer booth boy's father Bráhmans bride and bridegroom brother buried called caste cere chief clarified butter cloth cocoanut Cutch daughter dead death Deccan deceased devak Dhangars district divorce dress drink liquor earthen exogamous father's sister's feast females Ficus glomerata flesh follow Ganpati girl girl's father girl's house goats goddess gods gotras Gujarát Halvakki Hanafi Hindu husband India intermarry Jejuri Kanara Káthiáwár Khandoba Kolis Konkani Kshatriya kuls Kunbis Lingayats Mahár males Marátha marriage marriage ceremony Meghváls Moger monies mother Muhammadan Musalmán Naosári Nhávis numbering offer origin ornaments Páncháls Pársis performed polyandry polyandry is unknown Polygamy Prabhus Rabáris Rajputs red powder religion religious rice round sacred Sayad Shimpis Shrimáli sister's or mother's sisters small numbers Sonárs Sunnis Surat surnames Sutárs synonym Thána tribe turmeric Vághris Vakkal Vániás Várlis village widow remarriage wife woman women worship