The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India,...

Bell-metal—Kasār, 4

Betel-vine, account of—Barai, 5

Betrothal—Passim. See especially Banjāra, 6, Gadaria, 3, Gond, Kawar, 4, Kolta, 3, Korku, 4, Kunbi, 7, Kurmi, 5, Prabhu, 1, Rājpūt, Turi, 3

Bhāng—Kalār, 10

Bhānwar ceremony (walking round the sacred post at marriage)—Kirār, 2, Kurmi, 9

Bhāts and Chārans—Bhāt 2

Birth ceremonies—Passim, See especially Ahīr 10, Chamūr 8, Gond 28, 29, Halba 15, Jat 11, Kawar 6, Kunbi 10, 11, Kurmi 15–17, Mehtar 8–11, Muhammadan R. 7–9, Sonjhara 4; ceremony of second birth—Korku 10

Birthdays—Muhammadan R. 12

Blacksmiths—Lohār 5

Blanket-weaving—Gadaria 7

Blood, smeared on images of gods—Lakhera 5

Blood-covenant—Kewat 2, Khairwār 5

Brahmo Samāj R., veneration of, foundation of, progress of—Brahmo Samāj Religion 2, 3, 9

Branding the body—Gond 67, Oraon 11

Bride, purchase of—Agaria 2, Audhelia 2, Banjāra 6, Dahāit 3, Dāngi 3, Kawar 4, Khadra, Kharia 5, Khond 4, Kīr 2, Kohli 2, Kol 10, Panwār Rājpūt 7, Pārdhi 3, Rajjhar 3

Bridegroom, dress of a—Daharia 3, Khangār 3, Sānsia (Uria) 2

Buddhism compared with Jainism—Jain R. 2

Buffalo, as a corn god—Kumhār 9, Mahar 2

Bullocks, veneration for—Kunbi 24

Būrādeo, worship of—Bhunjia 1, Gond 38, 45, Pardhān 4

Burial—Kurmi 23

Calendar, the Hindu—Joshi 1–15

Camel, sacrifice of the—Kasai 15

Cannibalism—Aghori 2, Birhor, Gond 52

Car Festival—Jain R. 11

Carpentering and woodwork—Barhai 6

Caste customs—Badhak 8, Balāhi 3, Banjāra 19, Chasa 3, Kabīrpanthi S. 9, Panwār Rājpūt 13, Satnāmi S. 8. See also Admission of Outsiders.

Caste feasts—Kurmi 41, Intro. 82, 84

Caste Panchāyat or committee—Alur 17, Brāhman 20, Dhoba 5, Gond 73, Gowāri 7, Halba 18, Kadera 3, Kawar 12, Kol 19, Oraon 27, Pardhān 6, Intro. 93

Caste rules and penalties—Passim. See especially Bharia 7, Brāhman 20, Dhanwār 11, Dhimar 12, Dohor, Gond 73, 74, Gowāri 7, Jāt 13, Kamār 9, Kawar 12, Kol 18, Kurmi 44, Mahār 12, Mehtar 4, Panwār Rājpūt 12, Pārdhi 4, Teli 11

Caste structure—Mehtar 3; origin of—Intro. 3, 4

Cattle, castration of—Chamār 15; slaughter of—Kasai 2; worship of—Banjāra 13, Hatkar 2

Character. See Moral Character

Chārans—Banjāra 2, Bhāt 9, 12

Children, devices for procuring—Kunbi 12, Mehtar 8, Muhammadan R. 7; superstitions about—Gond 31; traffic in—Gānda 2

Choti or scalp-lock—Nai 9

Circumcision—Muhammadan R. 13

Civil marriage act—Brahmo Samāj Religion 6

Clothes. See Dress

Cocoanut, legends about—Kabīrpanthi S. 5