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

PART I
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Again: Trust not a crow, a dog or a Kirar, even when asleep.

So again: You can't make a friend of a Kirar any more than a _sati_ of a prostitute." _Asathi_ .-- A subcaste of Bania.

They are both Jains and Hindus.
_Ashram_ .-- Name of one of the ten orders of Gosains.
_Ashthana_ .-- A subcaste of Kayasth.
_Atharadesia_ .-- (A man of eighteen districts.) Subcaste of Banjara.
_Athbhaiya_ .-- (Eight brothers.) A subdivision of Saraswat Brahman in Hoshangabad.

An Athbhaiya cannot take a wife from the Chaubhaiya subdivision, to whom the former give their daughters in marriage.
_Athia_ .-- A subcaste of Chadar, so named because they worship their goddess Devi on the 8th day (Athain) of Kunwar (September), and correspond to the Brahmanical Sakta sect, as opposed to the other Chadar subcaste Parmasuria, who correspond to the Vaishnavas.
_Audhalia_ .-- Synonym for Audhelia.
_Audhia_, _Ajudhiabasi_ .-- A resident of Oudh.

Subcaste of Bania and of Kasar and Sunar.
_Audichya_ .-- A subcaste of Brahmans coming from Oudh.
_Aughad_ .-- A subdivision of Jogi.


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