Religion and Society Among the HarijansEthnological study of the Harijans of Dharwar, Karnataka; data collected during 1960-1963. |
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Page 59
... Betel nuts and betel leaves are given to the guests as they disperse . 2. Birth Rite : For the first five days after birth , a child must not wear any clothes , as these five days are profane days . On the fifth day , a ceremony called ...
... Betel nuts and betel leaves are given to the guests as they disperse . 2. Birth Rite : For the first five days after birth , a child must not wear any clothes , as these five days are profane days . On the fifth day , a ceremony called ...
Page 62
... Betel- nuts and betel leaves are distributed to the people gathered for the occasion . On this occasion , the priests , the caste councilmen ( Pancharu ) and elderly persons of the caste are given a present known as Bābu . After betel ...
... Betel- nuts and betel leaves are distributed to the people gathered for the occasion . On this occasion , the priests , the caste councilmen ( Pancharu ) and elderly persons of the caste are given a present known as Bābu . After betel ...
Page 63
... betel leaf tied to a piece of new cotton thread and later tied to the right wrist of the bride and groom . Symbolically , this means that the bride and groom are made ready for the marriage ceremony , which starts immediately afterwards ...
... betel leaf tied to a piece of new cotton thread and later tied to the right wrist of the bride and groom . Symbolically , this means that the bride and groom are made ready for the marriage ceremony , which starts immediately afterwards ...
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