The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 4Bihar Research Society, 1918 - Folk-lore |
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Page 79
... Standing in front of the bridegroom , each of the women in turn holds one of these lighted torches in her left hand , and with her right hand besmears the temples of the bridegroom with pounded turmeric . The bridegroom in VOL . IV ...
... Standing in front of the bridegroom , each of the women in turn holds one of these lighted torches in her left hand , and with her right hand besmears the temples of the bridegroom with pounded turmeric . The bridegroom in VOL . IV ...
Page 86
... standing behind the bride's mother holds a cloth stretched out at full length . Another woman with a winnowing - basket , containing some rice , stands by the side of the bride . This woman places a handful of rice on the extended palms ...
... standing behind the bride's mother holds a cloth stretched out at full length . Another woman with a winnowing - basket , containing some rice , stands by the side of the bride . This woman places a handful of rice on the extended palms ...
Page 89
... standing in front of her , protects her from being hit . Now it is the wife's turn to throw five clay marbles , one after another , at her husband ; and she betrays no reluctance to do so . The bridegroom's Lükündi , however , by ...
... standing in front of her , protects her from being hit . Now it is the wife's turn to throw five clay marbles , one after another , at her husband ; and she betrays no reluctance to do so . The bridegroom's Lükündi , however , by ...
Page 166
... standing bull . This inscription measures 8 " x 6 " and the seal 2 " x 1 " . The letters in the seal are three - fifths of an inch in height each and those in the inscription are two - fifths of an inch in height each . The inscription ...
... standing bull . This inscription measures 8 " x 6 " and the seal 2 " x 1 " . The letters in the seal are three - fifths of an inch in height each and those in the inscription are two - fifths of an inch in height each . The inscription ...
Page 208
... standing with your face towards the north , you pluck up the root of the swallow - wort ( Calotropis ) and wear the same tied with a red string it may cure elephanthiasis . Or if bala or pilz - bere'ā ( Sida carpini - folia ) atibila or ...
... standing with your face towards the north , you pluck up the root of the swallow - wort ( Calotropis ) and wear the same tied with a red string it may cure elephanthiasis . Or if bala or pilz - bere'ā ( Sida carpini - folia ) atibila or ...
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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