List of Paragraphs

1. _Numbers and derivation of name._

2. _Functional character of the caste._

3. _Sub castes._

4. _Exogamous groups._

5. _Marriage rules. Betrothal_.

6. _The marriage-shed or pavillion._

7. _The marriage cakes_.

8. _Customs at the wedding_.

9. _Walking round the sacred post_.

10. _Other ceremonies_.

11. _Polygamy, widow-marriage and divorce_.

12. _Impurity of women_.

13. _Pregnancy rites_.

14. _Earth-eating._

15. _Customs at birth_.

16. _Treatment of mother and child_.

17. _Ceremonies after birth_.

18. _Suckling children_.

19. _Beliefs about twins_.

20. _Disposal of the dead_.

21. _Funeral rites_.

22. _Burning the dead_.

23. _Burial_.

24. _Return of the soul_.

25. _Mourning_.

26. _Shaving, and presents to Brahmans_.

27. _End of mourning_.

28. _Anniversaries of the dead_.

29. _Beliefs in the hereafter_.

30. _Religion. Village gods_.

31. _Sowing the Jawaras or gardens of Adonis_.

32. _Rites connected with the crops. Customs of cultivation_.

33. _Agricultural superstitions_.

34. _Houses_.

35. _Superstitions about houses_.

36. _Furniture._

37. _Clothes_.

38. _Women's clothes_.

39. _Bathing_.

40. _Food_.

41. _Caste feasts_.

42. _Hospitality_.

43. _Social customs. Tattooing_.

44. _Caste penalties_.

45. _The cultivating status_.

46. _Occupation_.

_Appendix. List of exogamous clans._

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