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A Dhanwar will not take water from a woman who is not tattooed.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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If her paramour is a Gond, Rawat, Binjhwar or Kawar, he is allowed to become a Dhanwar and marry her on giving several feasts, the exact number being fixed by the village Baiga or priest in a _panchayat_ or committee.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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They also make bamboo matting and large baskets for storing grain, but they will not make small bamboo baskets or fans, because this is the calling of the Turis, on whom the Dhanwar looks down.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Temporary exclusion for an indefinite period is awarded for an irregular connection between a Dhanwar man and woman, or of
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Dhanwar, may be married to him with the approval of the tribe.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Dulha Deo is the god of the family and the marriage-bed, and when a Dhanwar is married or his first son is born, a goat is offered to the deity.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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A Kawar is always permitted to become a Dhanwar, and a woman of the Gond, Binjhwar and Rawat tribes, if such a one is living with a
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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A sept of Dhanwar, Kawar, Saonta or Santal, and Chero.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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A factfile: Number of constituencies - 11 Total electors: 25,41,042 (Male - 13,57,894, Female - 11,83,148) Total candidates: 239 Women candidates: 16 Constituency with maximum candidates: Bokaro - 45 Constituency with least candidates: Dhanwar - 10 Constituency with more than one woman candidate: Dumka - four Party-wise list of candidates: Congress 6, Bahujan Samaj Party 11, Bharatiya Janata Party
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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BJP Jharkhand unit chief Rajhuvar Das contested from Jamshedpur (East) and party heavy weight Ravindra Rai from Dhanwar.
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