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The '''Purabi''' are a social group of [[India]]. Along with the [[Pachhimi]], they make up the two branches of the [[Tharu people|Tharu]] caste. The | The '''Purabi''' are a social group of [[India]]. Along with the [[Pachhimi]], they make up the two branches of the [[Tharu people|Tharu]] caste. The caste is divided into the Barhka Purabi or "upper," and the Chhutka Purabi or "lower" eastern.<ref name="provinces1880">{{cite book|author=North-western provinces|title=Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the North-western Provinces of India, ed. by E.T. Atkinson [and others].|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JJ4IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA358|year=1880|page=358}}</ref> | ||
==Customs== | ==Customs== |