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

PART I
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They do not kill or eat goats or sheep, and throw away anything smelt by them.
_Bawan, Bawanjaye_ .-- _( Bawan_-52.) A subcaste of Saraswat Brahmans.
_Bawaria_ .-- A dweller of Bhanwargarh tract in Betul district.

Subcaste of Korku.
_Bawisa_ .-- (Twenty-two.) A subcaste of Gujarati Brahmans in Hoshangabad and Makrai State.
_Bayar, Biyar, Biar_ .-- A small caste of labourers belonging to the eastern Districts of the United Provinces, of whom about 200 persons were returned from Bilaspur in 1891.

They are found in the Korba zamindari, and are professional diggers or navvies, like the Murhas.

They are apparently a mixed caste derived from the primitive tribes with some Hindu blood.

They eat fowls and pork, but will not take food from any other caste.


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