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In addition, the contemporary Pabuji tradition also includes poetry dedicated to Pabuji by the Rawal genealogists of the
Charans, prayers performed by Dhola drummers, poems chanted by poets of the Motisar caste and hymns of Dhadhi singers, who all belong to the gayak jati or 'singing caste-groups' of
245:
there are seven categories of persons and communities, who in their turn have a hereditary claim on the Charan's bounty, and are not allowed to beg of any other community. Besides their kula-guru family of
Brahmans living in Ujjain till today, and the purohit (family priest), these are: the Rao Bhat
168:
The bards of
Charans were called Motisars, but they were not genealogists. Instead they wrote poetry in honour of Charans as Charans did for Rajputs. The Motisars like Charans left their villages after Dussehra and returned only after four to six
246:
of
Chandisa sept of Marwar (who are the Bhats of the Charans as of the Rathors of Marwar); the Rawal Brahmans, the Goind-pota and the Viram-pota (Bhats singing with dhol?) and the Motisar community.
332:
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285:
Motisar is a caste which keeps the genealogies of Carans, sings their praises and begs money of them. The
Motisars themselves are often good composers.
325:
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212:
161:
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318:
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189:
MOTISAR: A community (or one belonging to it) that mostly depended upon charan patrons and regarded as a bard community
1065:
265:
the bhats, motisars, ravals and such other communities also offered duhas, tales or stories and adulations.
2001:
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1377:
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1133:
456:
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A Critical Study of
Rajasthani Literature, with Exclusive Reference to the Contribution of CÄraį¹as
1891:
1810:
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1407:
821:
598:
477:
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992:
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208:
157:
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836:
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451:
411:
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1880:
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55:
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1158:
1123:
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816:
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365:
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Epic
Adventures: Heroic Narrative in the Oral Performance Traditions of Four Continents
59:
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128:
109:
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1191:
1103:
1085:
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776:
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A Ruby
Shattered: A Collection of Love-legends in Folk-balladry Form of Saurashtra
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182:
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Nomadic
Narratives: A History of Mobility and Identity in the Great Indian Desert
151:
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370:
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Preliminary Report on the
Operation in Search of Mss. of Bardic Chronicles
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31:
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593:
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472:
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113:
71:
67:
27:
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1574:
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1524:
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1487:
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1457:
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1163:
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102:
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82:
51:
39:
35:
310:
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1795:
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1692:
1612:
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1514:
1272:
1214:
1118:
937:
786:
746:
695:
608:
603:
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492:
446:
436:
1509:
1303:
1218:
1012:
736:
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401:
117:
78:
941:
314:
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237:
Qanungo, Kalika Ranjan; KÄnÅ«nago, KÄlikÄ RaƱjana (1960).
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In the past, Motisars would leave their homes after
38:. They were well respected & patronised by the
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1051:
975:
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729:
688:
657:
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465:
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116:of Charans who patronised them. They received
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326:
8:
120:and returned home after four to six months.
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181:Meghani, Zaverchand Kalidas (2003).
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143:
50:Motisars claim they were originally
1981:Genetic studies on Gujarati people
263:. Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust. 2007.
93:Motisars functioned as one of the
16:Community in Rajasthan and Gujarat
14:
74:Avad granted these devotees the
150:Kothiyal, Tanuja (2016-03-14).
156:. Cambridge University Press.
1:
297:Shastri, Hara Prasad (1913).
277:PrabhÄkara, Manohara (1976).
303:. Asiatic Society of Bengal.
62:and other clans, who became
22:is an Indian community from
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2012:Social groups of Rajasthan
349:Hindu and Jain communities
187:. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
240:Studies in Rajput History
2017:Social groups of Gujarat
1230:Agricultural communities
390:Agricultural communities
283:. Panchsheel Prakashan.
658:Genealogist communities
1398:Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya
1378:Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia
1184:Mercantile communities
1033:Sidhra-Rudhra Brahmins
466:Mercantile communities
207:. LIT Verlag MĆ¼nster.
101:. They also composed
1296:Pastoral communities
906:Musician communities
872:Shaikhs of Rajasthan
105:& praised them.
1355:Artisan communities
1053:Warrior communities
567:Artisan communities
1831:Shaikhs of Gujarat
1811:Pathans of Gujarat
1624:Muslim communities
1479:Tribal communities
1393:Kumhar (Prajapati)
810:Muslim communities
730:Tribal communities
689:Priest communities
478:Khandelwal Vaishya
70:of Avad Mata. The
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1937:Other communities
1841:Sayyid of Gujarat
993:Audichya Brahmins
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342:Rajasthani people
214:978-3-8258-6758-4
163:978-1-316-67389-8
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1892:Jain communities
1248:Anjana Chaudhari
1043:Tapodhan Brahmin
1038:Sompura Brahmins
1028:Shrimali Brahmin
1023:Sachora Brahmins
1008:Khedaval Brahmin
962:
955:
948:
939:
903:
842:Hussaini Brahmin
837:Ghanchi (Muslim)
701:Guru (community)
670:Jaga (Rajasthan)
488:Nema (community)
457:Natrayat Charans
452:Natrayat Rajputs
412:Anjana Chaudhari
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1931:
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1856:Sulaymani Bohra
1826:Sandhai Muslims
1816:Salaat (Muslim)
1617:
1472:
1448:Salaat (Muslim)
1349:
1318:
1290:
1224:
1178:
1047:
1003:Girnara Brahmin
998:Bardai Brahmins
971:
969:Gujarati people
966:
936:
927:
901:
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725:
684:
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562:
461:
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344:
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308:
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97:castes for the
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1723:Makwana Muslim
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1498:Dungri Garasia
1490:
1484:
1482:
1474:
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1471:
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1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1443:Sathwara Salat
1440:
1435:
1430:
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1415:
1410:
1405:
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1395:
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854:
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824:
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813:
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480:
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469:
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432:Kachhi (caste)
429:
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15:
13:
10:
9:
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3:
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1871:Turk Jamat
1668:Halaypotra
1658:Chundrigar
1584:Patanwadia
1428:Sai Suthar
1258:Bhanushali
1197:Bhanushali
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1066:Chudasama
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757:Bhil Mama
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1593:Rathodia
1588:Pateliya
1580:Padharia
1418:Sikligar
1149:Sarvaiya
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867:Hiranbaz
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260:Gujarat
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89:History
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