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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)

PART I
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(From _ghora_, a horse.) _Ghughu, Ghughwa_ .-- (Owl.) A section of Ganda, Kawar, Kewat and Panka.

Pankas of the Ghughu sept are said to have eaten the leavings of their caste-fellows.
_Ghunnere_ .-- (Worm-eater.) A section of Teli in Betul and Rathor Teli.
_Ghura_ or _Gura_ .-- (Dunghill.) A section of Chadar and Sunar.
_Ghuttin_ .-- A sept of Bhils.

They reverence the _gular_, or fig tree.
_Gingra_ .-- A subcaste of Tiyar.
_Girgira_ .-- A small caste found in Sonpur State and Sambalpur district.

They are fishermen, and also parch rice.

They are perhaps an offshoot of the Kewat caste.
_Giri_ or _Gir_ .-- (_Gir_, mountain.) An order of Gosains.
_Girnara_ .-- A subcaste of Brahmans in Jubbulpore.


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