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2 The Mahabrahman or Achari — Thk u ti,<. t^.-i ,, „ J^'tujao.
3 After the cremation l,e is seated o' the le d n'.,^ b'^slT^ ''f n'"^ *'" ^""•^'•^' ceremonies,
4 and all and make obei.anee to him. HeZn r^c ive the iutT , T^. ' ," ^'"^ "P- ^'"^'^^^
5 of the dead man. He rides on a d.nkey, and ireomidpred n • '"if ■' "• ^^^ ""*'"""? «PP«>-el
6 not allowed to come inside the gate. fonsidered so imiuire thr.i in many viUages he is
7 The Muhial, Moyal or Mial Brahmans _ti,;= ;= v
8 said to be so named ^rom the seven 'S;^lr'Vlanstf"w,;:,'; tlV'' ^-/"t -*'""■ ^'^ "«
9 confined to the sul>montane Salt-range Tract They ,av th, ce t ' •' f'T-' ^^'^ "'' «'°«'st
10 ngh position nnder the Mughals, since when t ?hav J nbando e 1 ,11 ^^T '""'''^'"' ™^« *°
11 functions or claim to a sacerdotal character, and c ,1 i™tc la, d , t e^ V^rfor^^nnce of priestly
12 army or as clerks. They object to be called Brahn an n tb^ vl '^'rf' •''i'y t^te service in the
13 be forbidden in onr army. This is their own acco nt hn? the enlistment of Brahmans is said to
14 priestly functions and receive alms and oblaHo^s ns t'like otbe!^P -V' ^"''"' ^^' *^"'"«^ P'^''^"™
15 their name from a place called Mava, ' now deserted.' Erahmans. Another story derives
16 Dharukra Brahmans are Gam- Rrahmans of the Dehli Territnrv „i .. . ,
17 marriage, and with whom other Brahmans will not int.rL. ^"""^""y ^^'^ ^^ye taken bj widow-
18 Dasa or Doghla Brahmans." "^ mtormarry. They are much the same as the
19 Chamarwa and Gurra Brahmans.— These ire tbp t!,.-j,
20 -*ns, and other outcastes. Tb.y are not reco^.^ ed ns T^ ^^ ^'\° '!"!*>• to the Chamfos,
21 as --they wear the sacred thread it is perlnpH ^Te « ' Tb " ''i ^%''*^^!', ^''^-^«5 ^^^
22 daugL,d. Yet on the whole it seems most probable a the tA"' "l"' '? *° ^™'^"'''"' "'•■'gi" ^
23 have aafrom their high position. They L often ^^^.^Zl^^r"" '^ '"''"'• ""'
24 Hindu imlhe Pujaris and Bhojkis (Caste No. 120) -Pm-n',.; .,o, „
25 516. DiVisie;,.iatino. priest at a Lmr,! T t- •'f ' "^*^^"^ ^"'^^^'j no-
26 descended fr,m Hasl^^l^^^^^^^ andi-n the majority of
27 descendants of Abdul frn^n OX faqir. But the Pujaris of the shrines in the
28 '" • —■''"' ""™ * ^^;S^f and SimJa hills have grown i"to a
29 distrnc caste, composed originally it is said! of
30 a mixed collection of Nais, Brahn^ns, Raipdts
31 and Jops, who all intermarried, fh^se of^the
32 great shnnes, such as Ja«-alamukhi and Bawan,
33 are called Bhojkis; and I have included unde;
34 BhoiL /W^'^".,^'-^* P^^'^°"^ returned as
35 Bhojhs. of wWm the distribution is shown in
36 the_marg.n._ They are all priests of Devi, and
37 then- name IS said to he a corruption of Puikr
38 ter #volved in litigat on andfht,;. ^^ con.stantly in the
39 persopojkis are perhaps a uniqce feature of tb; ■ ,i;=t, ■„*■ -ri,
40 enabf Kangra and Ja.valamlikhi and are ,u 1^^^^^^^^^^ JJ^-V.^^'" attached to the great
41 ^f^"Wins; but if so, have certainly snnk ,??b! 1 -T ^^ '°™"'^- "'^^ '=1"!'" to be
42 tbeYkachi rasoi'with them. Tl ey "L" to ot '""u' .f "» «^<15°a^.V Brahmins
43 jras of Benares, and the probabilLTtliatthevaT""'';/'^^ f""" l'"^'*''"" «^ t^e
44 -f sarctity from the godde.sies whose service .be^ \Z. \ ^T^L "''"^ ''"^'^ "^t^i"*!
45 ; with the Sanskrit root • bhoi ' to feed and I'll ? ^°'"^''- ^^^ "■""^ " evidently
46 ermarvy among themselves and w ?h a !« nf T u"';' l?" "^'"''^ °^ *l^f "■ •'"ties
47 Ullrrelsome, litigious, and profligati and n .v be w^r.[ 'V ^°t? ^f"'^''^-' ^boy are
48 M5.ro<.,«o^o.roa.ora?.u;ra,po', which, r/.e^itr'i^frt'wl *'!' 'T^Y "P^'"^*
49 Ql.se informing, sad litigious, plaguy fellows"' '^'^""^^^' "°^'' ""'^ translated 'Early
50 vthe .3,9,31 Pujaris and Bhojkis shown in Table VIII A
51 descendants oi aduui ^6^■.
52 Ulavi descended from ^
53 Shabid, a grandson of 7"
54 places whence their an(
55 western sub-n/
56 in Jahlam, t)"
57 A.iahoniedan.
58 mi" , •> ""•■" *u inuic V 111 A, 39-1 Pniilris
59 These are almost certainly BukbariV .v people, or perhaps