[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
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A subcaste of Nat.
_Besra_ .-- (Hawk.) A totemistic sept of Bhatra and Rawat (Ahir).
_Besta_ .-- A Telugu caste of fishermen.
They are also called Bhoi and Machchnaik, and correspond to the Dhimars.
They are found only in the Chanda District, where they numbered 700 persons in 1911, and their proper home is Mysore.
They are a low caste and rear pigs and eat pork, crocodiles, rats and fowls.
They are stout and strong and dark in colour.
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