. The tribes and castes of the Central Provinces of India . fendersamong the Gonds and other tribes). Among the names ofother castes are Bopcha or Korku, Bhoyar (a caste of culti-vators), Pardhi (hunter), Kohli (a local cultivating caste) andSahria (from the Saonr tribe). These names indicate howfreely they have intermarried. It is noticeable that theBhoyars and Korkus of Betul both say that their ancestorswere Panwars of Dhar, and the occurrence of both namesamong the Panwars of Balaghat may indicate that thesecastes also have some Panwar blood. Three names, Rahmat(kind), Turukh or Turk, and
. The tribes and castes of the Central Provinces of India . fendersamong the Gonds and other tribes). Among the names ofother castes are Bopcha or Korku, Bhoyar (a caste of culti-vators), Pardhi (hunter), Kohli (a local cultivating caste) andSahria (from the Saonr tribe). These names indicate howfreely they have intermarried. It is noticeable that theBhoyars and Korkus of Betul both say that their ancestorswere Panwars of Dhar, and the occurrence of both namesamong the Panwars of Balaghat may indicate that thesecastes also have some Panwar blood. Three names, Rahmat(kind), Turukh or Turk, and Farld (a well-known saint), areof Muhammadan origin, and indicate intermarriage in thatquarter. Girls are usually, but not necessarily, wedded beforeadolescence. Occasionally a Panwar boy who cannot afforda regular marriage will enter his prospective father-in-laws A few Panwar Rajputs are foundin the Saugor iJislrict, but they arequite distinct from those of the Marallia country, and marry with the are mentioned in the article ontliat t M MARRIAGE CUSTOMS 341 house and serve him for a year or more, when he will obtaina daughter in marriage. And sometimes a girl will contracta liking for some man or boy of the caste and will go to hishouse, leaving her home. In such cases the parents acceptthe accomplished fact, and the couple are married. If theboys parents refuse their consent they are temporarily putout of caste, and subsequently the neighbours will not paythem the customary visits on the occasions of family joysand griefs. Even if a girl has lived with a man of anothercaste, as long as she has not borne a child, she may be re-admitted to the community on payment of such penalty asthe elders may determine. If her own parents will not takeher back, a man of the same gotra or section is appointed asher guardian and she can be married from his house. The ceremonies of a Panwar marriage are are erected at the houses both of the bride
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