The Purabi are a social group of
India
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. Along with the
Pachhimi, they make up the two branches of the
Tharu caste. The caste is divided into the Barhka Purabi or "upper," and the Chhutka Purabi or "lower" eastern.
Customs
An 1880 record notes:
References
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Indian castes