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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 2

Note 3 — Bhaina

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It is or was, of course, a common practice for a husband to cut off his wife’s nose if he suspected her of being unfaithful to him. But whether the application of the epithet to the goddess should be taken to imply anything against her moral character is not known.

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