ABSTRACT
A few families of this sept reside in Dacca, the illiterate serving in the police, the educated as Purohits to pure Hindustání castes. Their ‘Jajmáns’, or flock, consist of Bráhmans, Chhatrís, and Kurmís; occasionally of individuals belonging to the Kándú, Ahír, Kewa_t, and Surahiyá castes; but no Maithila Bráhman will officiate for the Dosád, Tántí, or Chámár. After remaining a few years in Bengal these Bráhmans return to their homes in Tirhút with a little money they have saved.
