Ahir

The name Ahir is derived from Abhira, a tribe mentioned several times in inscriptions and the Hindu sacred books.

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Jack Whitehall, Daniel Sloss, Bo Burnham … and now there's another name to add to the juvenile roster in the shape of Ahir Shah.

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Other recent ITN titles licensed include “Final Remains,” a horror feature, which was sold to Vanguard and the following films: “Chekhov & Maria,” “My Way,” “Hookers Inc.,” “Qabil Khushry Qabil Igam,” “Ahir Bhairav (The Song of the Dawn),” which were acquired (theatrical & video) by Cinema Epoch.

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Another pedigree makes the mother a Chamar and the father an outcaste Ahir.

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An Ahir in Chhattisgarh would be called Rawat and in the Maratha Districts Gowari, but might still be an Ahir by caste.

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Bhilat, a popular local godling of the Nerbudda Valley, was the son of an Ahir or Gaoli woman; she was childless and prayed to Parvati for a child, and the goddess caused her votary to have one by her own husband, the god Mahadeo.

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Sometimes the Ahir or grazier is an indoor servant and takes the place of the

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They do not rank very high, and are sometimes said to be the descendants of an Ahir who became a Bania.

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The occupation of the Ahir also lends itself to religious imaginations.

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An Ahir woman kept by a Bundela was known as Pardwarin, or one coming from another house.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell