. The tribes and castes of the Central Provinces of India . iar, a wooden frame withpegs to which torches are affixed. They make a rope ofmango-leaves stretched between two posts, and the viakJiarbullock is made to break this and stampede back to thevillage, followed by all the other cattle. It is said that themakhar bullock will die within three years. Behind himcome the bullocks of the proprietors and then those of thetenants in the order, not so much of their wealth, but of theirstanding in the village and of the traditional position heldby their families. A Kunbi feels it very bitterly if
. The tribes and castes of the Central Provinces of India . iar, a wooden frame withpegs to which torches are affixed. They make a rope ofmango-leaves stretched between two posts, and the viakJiarbullock is made to break this and stampede back to thevillage, followed by all the other cattle. It is said that themakhar bullock will die within three years. Behind himcome the bullocks of the proprietors and then those of thetenants in the order, not so much of their wealth, but of theirstanding in the village and of the traditional position heldby their families. A Kunbi feels it very bitterly if he is notgiven what he considers to be his proper rank in this pro-cession. It has often been remarked that the feudal feelingof reverence for hereditary rights and position is as strongamong the Maratha people as anywhere in the world. In Wardha and Berar the customs of the Kunbis showin several respects the influence of Islam, due no doubt tothe long period of Muhammadan dominance in the this may perhaps be attributed the prevalence of burial. II MUHAMMADAN TENDENCIES OF BERAR KUNBIS 41 of the dead instead of cremation, the more respectablemethod according to Hindu ideas. The Dhanoje Kunbiscommonly revere Dawal Malik, a Muhammadan saint, whosetomb is at Uprai in Amraoti District. An iincs or fair isheld here on Thursdays, the day commonly sacred toMuhammadan saints, and on this account the Kunbis willnot be shaved on Thursdays. They also make vows ofmendicancy at the Muharram festival, and go round beggingfor rice and pulse ; they give a little of what they obtain toMuhammadan beggars and eat the rest. At the Muharramthey tie a red thread on their necks and dance round thealdwa, a small hole in which fire is kindled in front of thetdzias or tombs of Hussain. At the Muharram ^ they alsocarry horseshoes of silver or gilt tinsel on the top of a stickdecorated with peacocks feathers. The horseshoe is a modelof that of the horse of Hussain. The men who carry thesehorses
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