The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 4Bihar Research Society, 1918 - Folk-lore |
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Page 458
... Devi Mãi would appear to be hill - spirits and ancestor - spirits . A few beast - gods such as Bagh - bir ( tiger - god ) , Huṇḍār - bir ( wolf - god ) , Bir - Banbé ( orang - outang - god ) , Bandar - bir ( monkey- god ) and Halumān ...
... Devi Mãi would appear to be hill - spirits and ancestor - spirits . A few beast - gods such as Bagh - bir ( tiger - god ) , Huṇḍār - bir ( wolf - god ) , Bir - Banbé ( orang - outang - god ) , Bandar - bir ( monkey- god ) and Halumān ...
Page 459
... Devi Mai , Burhi Mai , and Kali Mai , are , however , deities who are superior to man , and stand as a class apart . They are the gods proper , and the rest are spirits and bhuts . Among spirits , the Buru - Bōngas , or ancestral hill ...
... Devi Mai , Burhi Mai , and Kali Mai , are , however , deities who are superior to man , and stand as a class apart . They are the gods proper , and the rest are spirits and bhuts . Among spirits , the Buru - Bōngas , or ancestral hill ...
Page 460
... Devi Mai and Buṛhī Māi are , unlike Singbōngā , intensely interested in man , and if properly served , brings him luck in health , progeny and food . ( 3 ) Chandi and other hunting deities . - Near every Birhōr tanda a piece of rock ...
... Devi Mai and Buṛhī Māi are , unlike Singbōngā , intensely interested in man , and if properly served , brings him luck in health , progeny and food . ( 3 ) Chandi and other hunting deities . - Near every Birhōr tanda a piece of rock ...
Page 462
... Devi is generally offered one red goat and the goddess Kali - Mai is offered one black goat . A vow or mānitā is made when the epidemic spreads and the promised sacrifices are offered by the Naya when it abates . ( iii ) Family Gods . α ...
... Devi is generally offered one red goat and the goddess Kali - Mai is offered one black goat . A vow or mānitā is made when the epidemic spreads and the promised sacrifices are offered by the Naya when it abates . ( iii ) Family Gods . α ...
Page 467
... Devi , Dārhā , Mahadeo and several other deities , including those named above as Mānitā clan - gods , are included among the Sangi gods . In fact most of these Mānita Bhūts of families are the Sangi Bhuts of their clan which they ...
... Devi , Dārhā , Mahadeo and several other deities , including those named above as Mānitā clan - gods , are included among the Sangi gods . In fact most of these Mānita Bhūts of families are the Sangi Bhuts of their clan which they ...
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Aśoka Aurangzeb Babu Bahadur Benares Bengal Bhikkhus bhut Bihar Bihar and Orissa Bimbisāra Birhōr Bombay Brahmin bride bridegroom Brihadrathas brother Buddha Buddhist called Calotropis procera ceremony Chandra clan corpse Dara Shikoh Daud Khan death deity Diguar district dynasty father flowers fowl Garhgaon give grant Gupta hand head Hindu Hon'ble Honour horns husband Ibid India inscription Jātaka Jātaka Vol Jivaka Journal jungle K. P. Jayaswal king letter Magadha mango marriage māti mentioned Muhammadan Museum Nandas offered Orissa Orissa Research Society Pandit Patna plate Prasad Raja Rajagaha Rajagriha Rajapur record reign rice sacrifices Samaddar Sanskrit says Sena Shah Shivaji Singh Śiva spirit stone sugar Surat swallow-wort Calotropis tanda Taranatha Tathāgata tiger tion Translation tree turmeric Veluvana verses village wife woman women اس السلطان الله تو سے عشق کا میں هے ھے