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The _nathni_ has some mysterious connection with a woman's virtue, and to take off her nose-ring -- _nathni utdarna_ -- signifies to dishonour a woman
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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_nathni_ or nose-ring, which was formerly confined to high-caste women, represents the sun and moon.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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_nathni_ and the _bichhia_, must form part of the Sohag or wedding dowry of every high-caste Hindu girl in the northern Districts, and she cannot be married without them.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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