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In addition to general daily mayhem, the red-bottomed bhandar monkeys have been known to bite through expensive cables and attack people carrying food.
Obama In India To Be Shielded From Monkeys The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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In addition to general daily mayhem, the red-bottomed bhandar monkeys have been known to bite through expensive cables and attack people carrying food.
Obama In India To Be Shielded From Monkeys The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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He is considered the tutelary deity of the Maratha country, and his symbol is a bag of turmeric powder known as _bhandar_.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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The term Waghya is derived from _vagh_, a tiger, and has been given to the order on account of the small bag of tiger-skin, containing _bhandar_, or powdered turmeric, which they carry round their necks.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Offerings of money are also made, and these go into the _bhandar_ or fund for maintenance of the temple.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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