And it seems possible that acrobatic performances may have had their origin in this manner.

The point bearing on the present argument is, however, that the Nat performed special functions for the success of the village crops, and on this account was supported by contributions from the villagers, and ranked with the village menials.
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Household servants.
Some of the castes already mentioned, and one or two others having the same status, work as household servants as well as village menials.

The Dhimar is most commonly employed as an indoor servant in Hindu households, and is permitted to knead flour in water and make it into a cake, which the Brahman then takes and puts on the girdle with his own hands.

He can boil water and pour pulse into the cooking-pot from above, so long as he does not touch the vessel after the food has been placed in it.