- The
Bhishti or
Bahishti are a
Muslim tribe or
biradari found in
North India, ****stan and Nepal. They are also
known as Abbasi,
Bahishti Abbasi, Sheikh...
- Leiden: E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-09419-2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "
Bheesty" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.).
Cambridge University Press. p...
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Shepherd &
Robertson photo of "
Bheesties",
Muslim water bearers, some of whom
accompanied soldiers into
battle to
provide them with the life
giving liquid...
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magical properties and used in the
Orient as a
medicine or
pigment --
Bheesty Etymology: from
Persian بهشت
bihisht heavenly one. India: a
water carrier...
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Schoolmaster A
Punca Bearer Female Attendants Ordbhawn or
Hindo Fakeer A
Bheesty or
Water Carrier Nuts or
Indian Jugglers A Syce or
Groom Brahmins at a...
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Those are
Hajaam (barber),
Kumhar (potter),
Jaulaha (clothier),
Mashki (
bheesty),
Lohaar (blacksmith),
Tarkhaan (carpenter),
Mochi (cobbler), Teli (oilman)...
