[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 156/364
Girls must be married before puberty.
The binding ceremony of the marriage consists in the tying of a circular piece of gold on a thread of black beads round the bride's neck by the bridegroom.
Widow-marriage is prohibited. _Kammari._--Telugu Lohars or blacksmiths. _Kamsala._--( A goldsmith.) Subcaste of Kammala. _Kanalsia._--( _Kanelu_, a tile.) A section of Ahir in Nimar who do not live in tiled huts. _Kanare._--( A resident of Canara.) A subcaste of Dhangar. _Kanaujia, Kankubja._--A very common subcaste name, indicating persons whose ancestors are supposed to have come from the town of Kanauj in northern India, into the Central Provinces.
A subcaste of Ahir, Bahna, Bharbhunja, Bhat, Brahman, Dahait, Darzi, Dhobi, Halwai, Lohar, Mali, Nai, Patwa, Sunar and Teli. _Kanbajia_ or _Ahirwar._--Same as Kanaujia.
Subcaste of Chamar. _Kanchara._--( A brassworker.) Subcaste of Kammala. _Kand._--( Roots or tubers of wild plants.) A section of Raghuvansi Rajputs in Hoshangabad. _Kanda Potel_ .-- (One who grows roots.) A section of Mali. _Kande_ .-- Subcaste of Bedar. _Kandera_ .-- Synonym for Kadera.
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