The Hatkars have as the names of two exogamous groups _Wakmar_, or one who left the Pangat or caste feast while his fellows were eating; and _Polya_, or one who did not take off his turban at the feast.

It has been seen also [207] that in one or two castes the exogamous sections are named after the offices which their members hold or the duties they perform at the caste feast.

Among the Halbas the illegitimate subcaste Surait is also known as Chhoti Pangat or the inferior feast, with the implication that its members cannot be admitted to the proper feast of the caste, but have an inferior one of their own.
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Taking food at initiation.
When an outsider is admitted to the caste the rite is usually connected with food.

A man who is to be admitted to the Dahait caste must clean his house, break his earthen cooking-vessels and buy new ones, and give a feast to the caste-fellows in his house.