Bhil Mama

The Mama are a sub-division of the Bhil community found in the state of Rajasthan in India. They are known as Mama Bhil because they followes of the Mama Baleshwar Dayal sect of Hinduism. The sect gets its name from Mama Baleshwar Dayal, who starting preaching to the Bhils of Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara District. Their clans are referred to ataks.[1]

The Maman are a community of small and medium-sized farmers. Most of their settlements are exclusively Kataria, and each of them contains an informal caste association. This acts as an instrument of social control, punishing those who transgress community norms. They are entirely Hindu and unlike other Bhil groups do not have non Brahminical tribal deities. The Kataria speak the Bagri dialect of Rajasthani.[1]

Marriage

Like other Bhil groups, they are endogamous and practice clan exogamy. This despite the recent but comparitively greater level of Brahminical Sanskritisation.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part One edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 165 to 169 Popular Prakashan
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