[The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) by R.V. Russell]@TWC D-Link bookThe Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) PART I 117/364
A subcaste of Dhimar, Khond, Kumhar and Uriya Sansia. _Gauriputra_ .-- A son of Gauri, the wife of Mahadeo.
Title of Balija. _Gautam_ .-- A name of a famous Rishi or saint.
A common eponymous section of Brahmans.
A clan of Rajputs.
A section of Agharia, Ahir, Maratha, Panwar Rajput, Rangari and Jangam. _Gayake_ .-- Subcaste of Pardhi, meaning a man who stalks deer behind a bullock. _Gayawal_ .-- (From the town of Gaya on the Ganges, a favourite place for performing the obsequies of the dead.) A subcaste of Brahmans who act as emissaries for the owners of the shrines at Gaya and wander about the country inducing villagers to undertake the pilgrimage and personally conducting their constituents. _Gazulu_ .-- (A bangle-seller.) Subcaste of Balija. _Gedam_ .-- A sept of Gonds.
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