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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)

PART I
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Either husband or wife can obtain a divorce by a simple application to the caste _panchayat_, and a divorced woman can marry again as a widow.

The caste offer sheep and goats to their deities and worship the animals before killing them.

At Dasahra they also pay reverence to the skinning-knife, and the needle with which shoes are sewn.

The caste burn the bodies of those who die married and bury the unmarried.

Before setting out for a funeral they drink liquor and again on their return, and a little liquor is sprinkled over the grave.


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