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

PART I
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A subcaste of Chamar.
_Lalbegi_ .-- A follower of Lalbeg, patron saint of the sweepers.

Synonym of Mehtar.
_Lal Padri_ .-- Red priests, because they rub _geru_ or red ochre on their bodies.

Title of Jogi.
_Lamechu_ .-- A subcaste of Bania.
_Langoti_ .-- Subcaste of Pardhi.

They wear only a narrow strip of cloth called _langoti_ round the loins.
_Lanjia_ .-- A subcaste of Lohar and Nai, from Lanji in Balaghat.

A subtribe of Gonds in Khairagarh.
_Lanjiwar_ .-- (One living round Lanji in Balaghat.) Subcaste of Injhwar.
_Laphangia_ .-- (Upstart.) A section of Kolta.
_Laria_, _Larhia_ .-- (Belonging to Chhattisgarh.) A synonym of Beldar.


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