Purabi Explained

The Purabi are a social group of India. 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.^[1]

Customs

An 1880 record notes:

Notes and References

1. Book: North-western provinces. Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the North-western Provinces of India, ed. by E.T. Atkinson [and others].]. 1880. 358.