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Jati

noun
(pl. jatis)
1.
(Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter).





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... of a Yati or Jati, a Jain ascetic, is thus described: It is frequent for Banias who have no children to vow that their first-born shall be a Yati. Such a boy serves a novitiate with a guru or preceptor, and performs for him domestic offices; and when ...
— The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) • R.V. Russell


Words linked to "Jati" :   caste, varna, Hindooism, Hinduism


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