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BAZIGARS

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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 561 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BAZIGARS  , a

nomad gipsy-folk of India, found throughout the peninsula, and variously known as Bazigars, Panchpiri, Nats, Bediyas, &c . They live a
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life apart from the surrounding
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Hindu population, and still preserve a certain ethnical identity, scarcely justified by any indications given by their physique . They make a living as jugglers, dancers,
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basket-weavers and fortune-tellers; and in true
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European gipsy fashion each clan has its king .

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