'I cannot give any information as to the existence of the custom in
other Mahratta states.'
The custom was observed late in the sixth century at the birth of
King Harsha-vardhana (_Harsa-Carita_, transl, Cowell and Thomas, p.
111). Anthropologists classify such practices as rites de passage,
marking a transition from the old to the new.
'Bania', or 'baniya', means shopkeeper, especially a grain dealer;
'gadi', or 'gaddi', is the cushioned seat, also known as 'masnad',
which serves a Hindoo prince as a throne; and 'dohai' is the ordinary
form of a cry for redress.
12. Ninety-two lakhs of rupees were then worth more than L920,000.
The _I.G._ (1908) states the normal revenue as 150 lakhs of rupees,
equivalent (at the rate of exchange of 1_s._ 4_d._ to the rupee, or R
15 = L1) to one million pounds sterling. The fall in exchange has
greatly lowered the sterling equivalent.
13. The Bhil tribes are included in the large group of tribes which
have been driven back by the more cultivated races into the hills and
jungles. They are found among the woods along the banks of the
Nerbudda, Tapti, and Mahi, and in many parts of Central India and
Rajputana.
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