[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 223/364
Women are tattooed on the arms only.
Children have as many as five names, one for ordinary use, and the others for ceremonial purposes and the arrangement of marriages.
If a man kills a cow or a cat he must have a miniature figure of the animal made of gold and give it to a Brahman in expiation of his sin. _Marskola_ .-- (From _markets_, an axe.) A common sept of Gonds and Pardhans. _Maru_ .-- Subcaste of Charan Bhats. _Marwari_ .-- A resident of Marwar or the desert tract of Rajputana; Marwar is also used as a name for Jodhpur State.
See subordinate article Rajput-Rathor.
The name Marwari is commonly applied to Banias coming from Marwar.
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