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by pass sing as Brahmana women.’’! This es gE is, hate 
ever, given after the rigidity of castes had set in and when the 
idea of people of one caste passing into another is sipistoead 
to be impossible. But if any proof is needed in support of my 
theory and if any further instance is required of the Nagar 
Brahmanas, in particular, turned Brahmakshatris, as we have 
seen in the case of the ee it is furnished by a Chhipa caste 
called Bandharé. This caste has been des iesetey accurately and 
faithfully, as all castes and cies of importance in Marwar have 
been, in the Census Report of the Jodhpur State for 1891, vol. iii, 
which, in my humble opinion, deserves to be care. efully s studied 
by all Indian ethnologists.* This work is in Hindi, and I, 
therefore, translate a portion of it here into English: ‘‘ These 
(7.e , Bandhar ds) are Brahmakshatris. They are in the districts 
of Jalor and Jaswantpura, and do the work of weaving and 
dying turban and odhni cloth. They are called Bandharas, 
because they first weave (bandiind) and then print cloth...... 
They call themselves NAGAR BRAH MANAS, and give the 
following account of their becoming Bandharas : ‘‘ The king of 
Hastinapura desired to bestow a donation on some Nagar Brah- 
snapped their sacred threads and wanted to kill them. But 
they sought refuge with Chimundd-matad and wove (bandhand) 
one chiindadi for her. ihe: this reason they were named Ban- 
dharas.’’ § Here then we have an instance of a Brahmakshatri 
caste, ee ag oe of wish say that they were ona Nagar 
axenoss 
7 1 Gujarat wh secon in the Gazetteer 2. the ; ailing i ial id 
vo. ix Tet 
2 ee sabaie % for making this volume a thoroughly reliable et 
mn Marwar ethnology is solely d unshi Devi “i 
whose love for posacarel ethnic and antiquarian is only equalled by is 
energy and persever 
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