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CHAPTER - IV.

RELIGIOUS LIFE:

Nature of religion - types - different castes and their religious attitude - religious customs - Chatha - divali - Sukarati (pakheva) - yamadvitiya - Vivahapancami - Ravi-sani - Satyanarayana puja - Bhuiyu puja - Bhagavati puja - Sailese puja - Catha Laba - Ramanavami - Asadhi puja- Savani puja - Jhula - Krisnastami - Ananta - Durgapuja - Goraiyapuja - Kuladevata, etc. - Untouchables and their inherent traits and religious traditions - priest - Bhagata - Bhenti etc.- Image worship - river and tree worships, etc. Everything would be written in accordance with the religious system and rituals of all castes differ deeply.

CHAPTER - V.

ADMINISTRATION AND POLITICS:

Village pancayata - village headman (Chaudhuri)- Judicial system of different castes - Chaudhari and Manajana - cariyari Caura - village annual assembly to review the works of the whole year and to impart justice in special cases - Revenue administration - growth of Political consciousness and political behaviour.

CHAPTER - VI.

CONCLUSION:

APPENDICES:

(a) Collection of Bajjike folk songs of Morsand with English Translation.

(b) Collection of special terms with English Translation.

(c) Collection of plates (photographs) relating to different customs and retuels.

(d) Plates of archaeological evidences.