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- proper noun Any of several
Hindu sects . - proper noun A member of one of these sects.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Habib Tanvir worked on this tale, introducing into it elements of the art and beliefs of the Satnami community.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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Satnami singers and dancers have performed in this play, and it has been seen by members of the community several times.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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The solitary exception, the Panthi Nach competition announced belatedly this year 2007 as part of Guru Ghasidas Jayanti celebrations, is seen as little more than a political gimmick to woo the ‘Satnami votebank’.
Chhattishgarh being Colonised by outsiders : Adivasi's being made into slaves in their own land Abhay N 2007
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But this interesting movement is separately discussed in the article on Satnami.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Swami-Narayan, Satnami and others, some of which are almost separated from Hinduism, nor to the Sikh religious orders, nor the Chaitanya sect of Bengal.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Of these the largest now consists of the members of the Satnami sect in Chhattisgarh, who do not intermarry with other Chamars.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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In Chhattisgarh more than half the Chamars belong to the reformed Satnami sect, by which the worship of images is at least nominally abolished.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Gospel for the Chamars; but this really consisted of a repetition of the tenets of Jagjiwan Das, the founder of the Satnami sect of Upper
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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A Chungia can always become a Satnami if he ceases to smoke by breaking a cocoanut in the presence of his _guru_ or preceptor or giving him a present.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Finally the deity appeared, bringing his two sons, and commended Ghasi Das for his piety, at the same time bidding him go and proclaim the Satnami doctrine to the world.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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