| They were from the same caste and even the same subcaste. |
| In this subcaste the bridegroom goes to the wedding in a cart and not on horseback or in a litter as among some castes. |
| The Chamars allow widows to marry either their husband's younger brother or a widower of the same subcaste. |
| The caste or subcaste forms the outer circle within which a man must marry. |
| And M. has the extra burden that she belongs to a subcaste whose girls are often expected to become prostitutes. |
| The subcaste or commensal group was the direct evolutionary product of the pre-existing tribe. |
