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When the king heard that there was one Agharia who had not passed through the door, he sent again, commanding him to come.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Each of these sections, however, uses a different mark for branding cows, which it is the religious duty of an Agharia to rear, and though the marks now convey no meaning, they were probably originally the representations of material objects.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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And in memory of this, whenever an Agharia makes a libation to his ancestors, he first pours a little water on the ground in honour of the dead Chamar.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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But there was one Agharia who had heard about the fixing of the sword and who thought it better to stay at home, saying that he had some ceremony to perform.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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The Agharia did not wish to go but felt it impossible to decline.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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They refuse to take water from an Uriya Brahman, probably in retaliation for the refusal of Uriya Brahmans to accept water from an Agharia, though taking it from a Kolta.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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But the Agharia fled south, taking his whole village with him, and came to Chhattisgarh, where each of the families in the village founded a clan of the Agharia caste.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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The Agarias are quite distinct from the Agharia cultivating caste of the Uriya country.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Every Agharia has a _guru_ or spiritual guide who whispers the _mantra_ or sacred verse into his ear and is occasionally consulted.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Agharia makes a libation to his ancestors, he first pours a little water on the ground in honour of the dead Chamar.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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