History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v1.c9.19

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The Binjhals and Khoṇḍs inhabit the South-western parts of the Sambalpur district. They are also called Binjhwārs and their tradition prove that they have some remembrance of their migration to the east. The Binjhal chiefs of Borasambar still possess the right of affixing the royal mark or Ṭikā to the fore-head of each chief of Paṭna at the time of his coronation. They are fast becoming Hindus and the great majority of them are cultivators. Like all aboriginal people they eat almost anything except cows, crocodiles, lizards and jackals.