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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Caste breakdown in Gujarat in 1931.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Select specimen from various Hindu castes, 1874, Imperial Gazetteer of India. From left to right: Konkanasth Brahmin man, Deshasth Brahmin lady, Rajput man, Koli fisherman, Pasi man from Awadh, Vaishnav Brahmin from Allahabad, Komati lady from Telangana.]]></image:caption>
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