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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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