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be the case in Dr. Mann's survey,1 While the percent-
age in that case was 87.5, here it is 93.3.

Clothing: The Dhodias who constitute the largest
section of the Kaliparaj in this village dress alike. From
the richest to the poorest every one usually wears a loin
cloth, a waistcoat, a cap, a pair of shoes and a covering
on his shoulder. The younger generation is, however,
influenced by urban ideas of dress. Some who have
visited cities like Bombay or Surat, in search of employ-
ment, have begun to wear small dhotars instead of the
customary loin cloths. But these are few in number and
emphasize vividly the general uniformity in dress.

In the case of the Dublas, the long and close associa-
tion with the Ujaliparaj, as their Halis, has resulted in the
adoption of some of their manners and customs. They
put on more decent dress, but in their case, clothing often
encroaches upon the budget of food or other necessaries,
and hence from the point of view of monetary calculation,
a slight excess in one is counterbalanced by a slight deficit
in the other. This remark holds good even in the case of
Naikas and Kuknas who form the other two castes among
the Kaliparaj.

According to the notion of respectability prevalent
among the Kaliparaj as a class, the following may be ta-
ken as the necessary requirements per year in matters
of clothing for a man, a woman, a boy and a girl under
fifteen.

1 Land and Labour in a Deccan Village, Study No, 2.