2. Subdivisions

The caste is divided into the following subcastes: Dakhne, Khandeshe

and Berarya, or those belonging to the Deccan, Khandesh and Berar;

Ghodke, those who tend horses; Dafle, tom-tom players; Uchle,

pickpockets; Pindari, descendants of the old freebooters; Kakarkadhe,

stone-diggers; Holer, hide-curers; and Garori. The Garoris [183] are

a sept of vagrant snake-charmers and jugglers. Many are professional

criminals.

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