He came from the highest Hindu caste.

他出身印度最高的种姓。

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Cow dung is traditionally used as a fuel and disinfectant in villages, while cow urine and dung are often consumed in rituals to "purify" those on the bottom rungs of the Hindu caste system.

在农村，牛粪是传统燃料和消毒剂，而牛尿和牛粪往往用在“净化”仪式上，目的是“净化”那些处于印度教等级制度最底层的教徒们。

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Most residents of Godown, a huddle of mud and brick huts, are dalit, especially chamars and dhobis, of the Hindu washer caste.

Godown的大多数居民都是达利特，制革工人和男洗衣工居多，他们大都住在一片泥瓦房中。

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These are the Dhobis, a Hindu caste, born into the job of doing laundry.

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The Chowdulis are Muslim, and therefore outside of the traditional Hindu caste system.

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Their lives continue to be influenced by the ancient Hindu caste system, which assigns each person a place in the social hierarchy.

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