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Page 88
Among the Kawan clan of Birhōrs , before bride and bridegroom enter the hut , a fowl is sacrificed in the courtyard and its blood is sprinkled on the young couple . The bridegroom's mother draws with rice flour moistened with water a ...
Among the Kawan clan of Birhōrs , before bride and bridegroom enter the hut , a fowl is sacrificed in the courtyard and its blood is sprinkled on the young couple . The bridegroom's mother draws with rice flour moistened with water a ...
Page 215
The head of an animal or fowl sacrificed to the spirits is always taboo to a Birhōṛ woman . But during his wife's pregnancy her husband too must abstain from eating the head of an animal or fowl sacrificed to any spirit or the head of ...
The head of an animal or fowl sacrificed to the spirits is always taboo to a Birhōṛ woman . But during his wife's pregnancy her husband too must abstain from eating the head of an animal or fowl sacrificed to any spirit or the head of ...
Page 221
Then the Naya , with his face to the east , offers a red fowl to Chowrasi Pāhār Parbat ( the eighty - four hills and mountains ) who are invoked by name and believed to assemble at the invocation , and one black fowl to Mahalı Chāti ...
Then the Naya , with his face to the east , offers a red fowl to Chowrasi Pāhār Parbat ( the eighty - four hills and mountains ) who are invoked by name and believed to assemble at the invocation , and one black fowl to Mahalı Chāti ...
Page 222
the two sacrificed fowls as his remuneration and he roasts them there and then . After the sacrifices have been offered , a pot of oil is passed round amongst the guests . Each guest dips the tips of his fingers in the oil which he rubs ...
the two sacrificed fowls as his remuneration and he roasts them there and then . After the sacrifices have been offered , a pot of oil is passed round amongst the guests . Each guest dips the tips of his fingers in the oil which he rubs ...
Page 225
Then each of the two ear - piercers take up a black fowl and strikes it twice against the wooden seat ( gānḍu ) . The fowl thus killed is taken inside the kitchen and roasted . A bamboo umbrella is then stuck up over the wooden seat .
Then each of the two ear - piercers take up a black fowl and strikes it twice against the wooden seat ( gānḍu ) . The fowl thus killed is taken inside the kitchen and roasted . A bamboo umbrella is then stuck up over the wooden seat .
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appears asked authority believed Bengal Bihar Birhōr body bride bridegroom brother brought Buddha called carried caused ceremony child clan considered Daud Khan death described district Edward Albert evidence face fact father feet figure flowers four fowl give given Government grant hand head hill Hindu Hon'ble husband India inscription Journal Khan king known leaves letter lived marks marriage means mentioned mother offered original Orissa passage Patna performed period person plant plate present probably received record reference reign remains rice river rock round rule Sanskrit says seat seems Shah shows side Society spirit stands stone taken tiger tion took Translation tree village whole wife woman women
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| 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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