Religion and Society Among the HarijansEthnological study of the Harijans of Dharwar, Karnataka; data collected during 1960-1963. |
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Page 92
... considered to be bad . Besides these , other trees are also worshipped , if they are con- sidered by the people as abodes of gods and goddesses . The Banyan tree is called the Vata săvitri tree , because of an epic story connected with ...
... considered to be bad . Besides these , other trees are also worshipped , if they are con- sidered by the people as abodes of gods and goddesses . The Banyan tree is called the Vata săvitri tree , because of an epic story connected with ...
Page 93
... considered sacred and are worshiped along with the main deities . The mouse is considered to be the vehicle of Ganesha and is worshipped on his festival days . The excreta of certain animals are also considered sacred and used for both ...
... considered sacred and are worshiped along with the main deities . The mouse is considered to be the vehicle of Ganesha and is worshipped on his festival days . The excreta of certain animals are also considered sacred and used for both ...
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... considered ' untouchables ' . But their status is different from that of the Indian Harijans , where the untoucha- bility has its origin in the very origins of the society itself and acquir- ed on the basis of polluting occupations and ...
... considered ' untouchables ' . But their status is different from that of the Indian Harijans , where the untoucha- bility has its origin in the very origins of the society itself and acquir- ed on the basis of polluting occupations and ...
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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