The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 4Bihar Research Society, 1918 - Folk-lore |
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Page 229
... fowls so that he may appease the offended spirits who would otherwise prevent success in hunting . Occasionally , supposed spirit - possession is made a pretence by a young man to go with his sweetheart . Thus it sometimes happens that ...
... fowls so that he may appease the offended spirits who would otherwise prevent success in hunting . Occasionally , supposed spirit - possession is made a pretence by a young man to go with his sweetheart . Thus it sometimes happens that ...
Page 309
... is responsible for the Spirit of the sickness , the number and colour of the fowls required to propitiate it are declared by the māti , house . and offerings are accordingly made by some member of the VOL . IV . , PT . III . ] 309 BIRHORS .
... is responsible for the Spirit of the sickness , the number and colour of the fowls required to propitiate it are declared by the māti , house . and offerings are accordingly made by some member of the VOL . IV . , PT . III . ] 309 BIRHORS .
Page 310
... fowls required by it . The required fowl being brought to him he smears vermilion on its fore- head , waves it three times round the body of the patient and feeds it on a little rice placed over the hands of the patient . As the fowl ...
... fowls required by it . The required fowl being brought to him he smears vermilion on its fore- head , waves it three times round the body of the patient and feeds it on a little rice placed over the hands of the patient . As the fowl ...
Page 311
... fowl backwards through his legs in the direction from which the spirit is believed to have Then the māti makes water into a leaf - cup and pours the urine over the head of the fowl saying , " Here is liquor for thee . Do not come again ...
... fowl backwards through his legs in the direction from which the spirit is believed to have Then the māti makes water into a leaf - cup and pours the urine over the head of the fowl saying , " Here is liquor for thee . Do not come again ...
Page 318
... fowl to you ; do ye give up his spirit . " Saying this , the men strike one sickle against another and call out the name of their recently - deceased relative and ex- claim , " Come , so - and - so ( names ) ! Look ! thy house is ...
... fowl to you ; do ye give up his spirit . " Saying this , the men strike one sickle against another and call out the name of their recently - deceased relative and ex- claim , " Come , so - and - so ( names ) ! Look ! thy house is ...
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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