Gour
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Gour
Synonyms: Gond Gowala, Nanda Gowala [West Bengal] Groups/subgroups: Girichasa, Jharua Gour, Krishna Gour, Magdha Gour, Nanda Gour [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Jharua Gour, Krishna Gour, Magdha Gour, Nanda Gour [West Bengal] Titles: Bisoi, Dangua, Mahakur, Majhi, Paramanik, Patra [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Bisoi, Mahakur [West Bengal] Surnames: Bahara, Barik, Bera, Dandapat, Ghos, Giri, Gop, Gope, Gour, Mahakur, Majhi, Patra, Pradhan, Saw [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Barik, Behara, Bera, Dandapat, Ghose, Giri, Gope, Gour, Majhi, Patra [West Bengal] Exogamous units/clans: Chala, Jam Jodia, Kachchim, Nag (serpent), Nages, Sal (a fish) [West Bengal] Exogamous units/clans (killi): Banki Guntar, Bar Behara, Bhaisa (buffalo), Chata (a bird), Hanumat (monky god), Hathi (elephant), Jamjodia, Kachim (tortoise), Kudramosa, Kutar (dear), Nag (serpent), Nagesh (king cobra), Palai, Rout, Sal (a fish), Subarna Kutar (golden dear) [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Exogamous units/lineages (gusthi): [West Bengal] Exogamous units/lineages (kilU/gusti/bansa/jhar): [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
