Religion and Society Among the HarijansEthnological study of the Harijans of Dharwar, Karnataka; data collected during 1960-1963. |
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Page 65
... Death ceremony ( Shraddha ) : Shraddha rites are observed on the 3rd or the 5th day of the death . The third day is called the day to " pour the milk on the grave " , or " removing the burden of the people who carried the corpse ...
... Death ceremony ( Shraddha ) : Shraddha rites are observed on the 3rd or the 5th day of the death . The third day is called the day to " pour the milk on the grave " , or " removing the burden of the people who carried the corpse ...
Page 96
... death . Likewise , stars are lamps of the other world lighted at night . A few other informants said that stars are watchmen of the moon . Among the Harijans , very few people , even the educated ones , have given a thought to the ...
... death . Likewise , stars are lamps of the other world lighted at night . A few other informants said that stars are watchmen of the moon . Among the Harijans , very few people , even the educated ones , have given a thought to the ...
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... death and returns in this world as a ghost . They suffer , not only during this life , but also in the next , from diseases , unhappiness and misery . Harijans believe that a sinner cannot escape punishment . They say , only a few get ...
... death and returns in this world as a ghost . They suffer , not only during this life , but also in the next , from diseases , unhappiness and misery . Harijans believe that a sinner cannot escape punishment . They say , only a few get ...
Common terms and phrases
12th century According Ambedkar auspicious B. R. Ambedkar Banni Basaveshvara Basavis belonging betel Bhooma birth Brahmins bride caste Hindus castemen celebrated Chalwadi considered customs death Deepawali deities devotees Dhōr Dhors diseases feast festival day full moon day Gandhiji given gods and goddesses groups Harijan castes Harijan localities Harijans of Dharwar heaven hell high caste higher castes Hindu Hindu society Hinduism Holeya Hōli Hubli Hulsavārs Hunnive India Islam Jõgatis Karnatak University Karnataka Kārya killed known Lalabegis leaders leather Lingayat Machigars Mådar Madiga Mādigās magic Maharashtra Mahatma Gandhi Malkhāni Mallayya marriage married month Muslim Nayana neem one's performed person pollution priest Rāmāyana Ramoshi religion religious removal of Untouchability remove Untouchability rite ritual ceremonies rôles sacred saints Samagars scavengers Shaktism Shiva shrine social socio-religious Sociogram status sub-castes Sūdra supposed Telugu temples town traditional occupations tree Untouchability Varna Veerashaiva village women worship Yallamma