The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c16.s1.12

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A similar effort was made by the foreigners who chose to stay and rule in India. Most of the Puranas, describing Sakas, Yavanas etc., state that they were not anointed (*naiva murdha-bhishiktaste*) according to Hindu rites. Then, they adopted to Hindu religion and rituals. The tradition of the Rajaputs and the Agnikula legend is a very interesting example. This phenomenon, which the sociologists call " the movement " among the social groups, is an ever-recurrent practice adopted by the lower strata of the society to attain higher status by adopting the rituals and customs of the higher strata.