The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 4Bihar Research Society, 1918 - Folk-lore |
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Page 78
... mark of vermilion on the trunk of the tree ; and while his finger is still on the tree , a woman twists a thread five times round the trunk just below the vermilion mark . Some one now brings down with a stick some leaves or twigs of ...
... mark of vermilion on the trunk of the tree ; and while his finger is still on the tree , a woman twists a thread five times round the trunk just below the vermilion mark . Some one now brings down with a stick some leaves or twigs of ...
Page 80
... marks of vermilion on the bank , and gives three strokes with the axe or sword on the water . The pitchers are then filled with water and brought home by the girls . When the bridegroom and the female relative of his bride have been ...
... marks of vermilion on the bank , and gives three strokes with the axe or sword on the water . The pitchers are then filled with water and brought home by the girls . When the bridegroom and the female relative of his bride have been ...
Page 81
... marks with water from the lōtā . Finally she takes up a sāmāt or wooden pestle , flourishes it before the bridegroom and then strikes it on the ground telling the bridegroom , as she does so , " Mind , if you do not bring home game we ...
... marks with water from the lōtā . Finally she takes up a sāmāt or wooden pestle , flourishes it before the bridegroom and then strikes it on the ground telling the bridegroom , as she does so , " Mind , if you do not bring home game we ...
Page 82
... marks of oil on the ground and over each of these marks puts a mark of vermilion . Then the bridegroom and the bride change places . The bridegroom now with the finger of his right - hand besmears the bride's forehead with vermilion ...
... marks of oil on the ground and over each of these marks puts a mark of vermilion . Then the bridegroom and the bride change places . The bridegroom now with the finger of his right - hand besmears the bride's forehead with vermilion ...
Page 87
... The bride and bridegroom stand on the maṛōā or mud platform in the courtyard ; and the bridegroom three times anoints oil on the bride's forehead and puts vermilion marks on it as in VOL . IV . , PT . I. ] 87 MARRIAGE CUSTOMS , BIRHORS .
... The bride and bridegroom stand on the maṛōā or mud platform in the courtyard ; and the bridegroom three times anoints oil on the bride's forehead and puts vermilion marks on it as in VOL . IV . , PT . I. ] 87 MARRIAGE CUSTOMS , BIRHORS .
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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