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

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Title of the deputies of the chief _guru_ of the Satnami sect.
_Bhangi_ .-- (Hemp-smoker.) Synonym of Mehtar.
_Bhanr_ .-- Synonym of Bhand, a story-teller.
_Bhanwar_ .-- (A bee, also honey.) A section of Gadaria and Kawar.
_Bhaosar_ .-- Synonym of Chhipa.
_Bharadwaj_ .-- (A skylark.

Name of a great Brahman Rishi or saint.) One of the common eponymous sections of Brahmans.

Also a section of Joshi, Lohar, Prabhu, Sunar, and of several clans of Rajputs.
_Bharewa_ .-- (From _bharat_, a mixture of copper and lead.) A group of brass or bell-metal workers classed with the Kasar caste, but of lower social standing than the Kasars.

A subcaste of Sunar in Raipur.
_Bhargava_ .-- (Born of Bhrigu Rishi.) A subcaste of Kanaujia Brahmans.

A section of Maratha Brahmans.


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