The Purabi are a social group of India. Along with the Pachhimi,[ clarification needed ] they make up the two branches of the Tharu caste. The caste is divided into the Barhka Purabi or "upper," and the Chhutka Purabi or "lower" eastern. [1]
An 1880 record notes:
The Pachhimi Thariis refuse to eat with the Purabi; and even between the subdivisions of the latter there are many restrictions on the praotice ef eating together. This is more curious because most members of the caste will eat pig's flesh and fowls, while all will drink country spirits. [1]