The tribes and castes of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, Volume 2 (of 4)Crooke, William
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The tribes and castes of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, Volume 2 (of 4)
Crooke, William
Caste -- India -- History; Hindus -- India; Tribes -- India -- History
Kolaha, in Benares: the Gautam in Mirzapur: the Bhâradwâja,
Bhrigubansi, Dichhit, Donwâr, Gautam, Kausik, Kinwâr, Kistwâr,
Sakarwâr, Sonwâr, in Ghâzipur: the Asuriya, Bhagata, Domkatâr, Kinwâr,
Manchaura, Nanauliya, and Bemwâr, of Ballia: the Baghochhiya,
Baksariya, Gautam, Kausik, and Sakarwâr, of Gorakhpur: the Barasi,
Birhariya, and Kausik, of Basti: and the Barwâr, Bhâradwâja,
Bhrigubans, Denwâr, Gargbans, Gautam, Purwâr, Sakarwâr, and Sândil, of
Azamgarh.
[Domestic ceremonies.] 12. The Bhuînhârs of this part of the country
follow in every respect the standard Brâhmanical rules.
[Religion.] 13. Bhuînhârs are usually Saivas or Sâktas, and worship the
deohâr or community of village godlings and local demons or ghosts such
as Goraiya, Hardiya, Bandi Mâi, and the like.
[Territorial sub-divisions.] 14. Some account may be given of the chief
territorial sub-divisions. [74]
[The Kinwâr.] 15. The Kinwâr Bhuînhârs claim an origin from Padampur,
in the Carnâtic, like the Kinwâr Râjputs. They have in Ghâzipur three
sub-sections—Rajdhar, Makund, and Pithaur Râê.
[Bemwâr.] 16. The Bemwâr Bhuînhârs say they came from Bempur and
settled in Narwan in Benares. They are respectable, well-to-do people.
[The Sakarwâr.] 17. The Sakarwâr Bhuînhârs are closely connected with
the Râjput sept of the same name, and like them their legends connect
them and their name with Fatehpur-Sikri. In Ghâzipur they are generally
rich, and have retained the greater part of their ancestral property.
[The Donwâr.] 18. The Donwâr sub-division say that their original home
was near Fatehpur-Sikri. When they settled in Azamgarh they were known
as Bhath. They derive their name from their parent village Donauli,
which took its name from Dona Achârya, a Pânrê Brâhman. Dr. Oldham says
that they are frugal and industrious. The ancestor of the Donwârs of
two or three villages was in the military service of one of the Delhi
Emperors, and received from him for his valour the title of Khân, which
is borne to the present day by all his descendants.
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