Table of Contents
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
Contents of Volume II: Articles on Castes and Tribes of the Central Provinces in Alphabetical Order
Illustrations in Volume II
Pronunciation
Articles on Castes and Tribes: Agaria—Fakīr Agaria
1. Origin and subdivisions.
2. Marriage.
3. Birth and death ceremonies.
4. Religion and social customs.
5. Occupation. Agharia
1. Origin.
2. Subdivisions.
3. Marriage customs.
4. Religious and social customs.
5. Occupation. Aghori
1. General accounts of the caste.
2. Instances of cannibalism. Ahīr
1. General notice.
2. Former dominance of the Abhīras.
3. Ahīr dialects.
4. The Yādavas and Krishna.
5. The modern Ahīrs an occupational caste.
6. Subcastes.
7. The Dauwa or wet-nurse Ahīrs. Fosterage.
8. Exogamy.
9. Marriage customs.
10. Birth customs.
11. Funeral rites. Bringing back the soul.
12. Religion. Krishna and other deified cowherds.
13. Caste deities.
14. Other deities.
15. The Diwāli festival.
16. Omens.
17. Social customs.
18. Ornaments.
19. Occupation.
20. Preparations of milk. Andh Arakh Atāri
1. General notice.
2. Marriage customs.
3. Religion.
4. Social customs. Audhelia