Marwadi-Med Sonar: Deccan

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Marwadi-Med Sonar

This article is an extract from THE CASTES AND TRIBES OF H. E. H. THE NIZAM'S DOMINIONS BY SYED SIRAJ UL HASSAN Of Merton College, Oxford, Trinity College, Dublin, and Middle Temple, London. One of the Judges of H. E. H. the Nizam's High Court of Judicature : Lately Director of Public Instruction. BOMBAY THE TlMES PRESS 1920 Indpaedia is an archive. It neither agrees nor disagrees with the contents of this article. Secondly, this has been scanned from a book. You can help by sending the corrected version/ additional information to the Facebook page, Indpaedia.com. All information used will be duly acknowledged.

Med Sonars have a legend according to which they are the descendants of one Siksu, who was created by their family goddess from the dirt off her body in order to kill the demon Kanakasur. They have several exogamous groups, of which the following may be noticed as specimen : — •

The Med Sonars allow their widows to marry again. On a dark night, between 12 and 1 , the bridegroom with his friends goes to the bride's house; After they have been entertained by the bride's people, the bride and the bridegroom are seated side by side on a bed with a sacrificial fire kindled in front of them. Oblations of ghi are offered to the fire goddess and the ends of their garments are knotted by the officiating Brahmin, whereupon the couple become husband and wife. They immediately repair to a Hanuman's temple where they stay till morning. Divorce is allowed and is effected by a divorce deed. The marriage expenses are recovered by the first husband.

In matters of diet they have few scruples and eat flesh and drink spirits.