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Birsa urged his followers to purify themselves, give up drinking liquor and stop believing in witchcraft and sorcery.

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Birsa urged his followers to purify themselves, give up drinking liquor and stop believing in witchcraft and sorcery. Birsa asked the Mundas (tribals) to abandon witchcraft and sorcery, clean up their villages, and refrain from drinking alcohol. Brisa desired social transformation. Birsa was actually with a well-known Vaishnav preacher. He recognised the importance of piety and hygiene. Birsa had attended a nearby missionary school and had heard the missionaries preach. Later, he came to believe that the surface forces aiming to disrupt the Mundas' way of life were Hindu landowners and missionaries.

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