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Page 193
Huart , a French ethnographer , that the plant Calotropis procera appears to be
used in the rain - producing ceremony of the PreIslamitic Arabs . It is stated that “
the pagan Arabg , when they demanded rain , took the plants salá ( Selanthus ) ...
Huart , a French ethnographer , that the plant Calotropis procera appears to be
used in the rain - producing ceremony of the PreIslamitic Arabs . It is stated that “
the pagan Arabg , when they demanded rain , took the plants salá ( Selanthus ) ...
Page 195
The “ Hearbe Bengalen ” mentioned by Linschoten also appears to be a textile
manufactured from the floss of this plant . ... as will appear from the fact that it is
used in the treatment of intermittent fevers especially if they are accompanied
with ...
The “ Hearbe Bengalen ” mentioned by Linschoten also appears to be a textile
manufactured from the floss of this plant . ... as will appear from the fact that it is
used in the treatment of intermittent fevers especially if they are accompanied
with ...
Page 461
As such expeditions are unknown in modern times , it is only when the Laļārkia
bhūt of a clan appears in a dream to members of the clan that sacrifices are
offered to it , as it is believed that the spirit is hungry and will cause mischief if no
food ...
As such expeditions are unknown in modern times , it is only when the Laļārkia
bhūt of a clan appears in a dream to members of the clan that sacrifices are
offered to it , as it is believed that the spirit is hungry and will cause mischief if no
food ...
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Jayaswal K P M A Oxon Bar atlaw | 9 |
A Note on the Hathigumpha Inscription Elephant | 96 |
Inscription of the time of Alauddin Husain Shah | 184 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 4 |
| Author | Bihar Research Society |
| Published | 1918 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2008 |
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