[The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) by R.V. Russell]@TWC D-Link bookThe Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) PART I 3/364
A title of Khond. _Adnath_, _Adinath_ .-- A subdivision of Jogi.
Adinath was the father of Matsyendranath and grandfather of Gorakhnath, the first great Jogi. _Agamudayan_ .-- A large Tamil cultivating caste, of which a few members reside in the Central Provinces in Jubbulpore and Raipur.
They are the families of Madras sepoys who have retired from regiments stationed in these places.
The Agamudayans sometimes call themselves by the title of Pillai, which means 'Son of a god' and was formerly reserved to Brahmans. _Agarwala_, _Agarwal_ .-- A subcaste of Bania.
See Bania-Agarwala. _Agastya_ .-- An eponymous section of Brahmans. _Aghorpanthi_ .-- Synonym for Aghori. _Agnihotri_ .-- A surname of Kanaujia and Jijhotia Brahmans in Saugor.
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