The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 4Bihar Research Society, 1918 - Folk-lore |
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Page 71
... rice grains or would you have them soaked in water ? " This is an euphemistic way of saying , " Would you have only unboiled rice to eat or wait for rice to be boiled ? ” The guests reply , " We should have rice soaked in water . How ...
... rice grains or would you have them soaked in water ? " This is an euphemistic way of saying , " Would you have only unboiled rice to eat or wait for rice to be boiled ? ” The guests reply , " We should have rice soaked in water . How ...
Page 72
... Rice - beer is then distributed in leaf - cups . This is called the liquor for the head ( of the goat ) ' . One of the haunches of the animal is set apart for the bride's people to take back to their tāṇḍā . " In the evening , dinner is ...
... Rice - beer is then distributed in leaf - cups . This is called the liquor for the head ( of the goat ) ' . One of the haunches of the animal is set apart for the bride's people to take back to their tāṇḍā . " In the evening , dinner is ...
Page 73
... rice , pot - herbs , etc. , and chewing powdered tobacco mixed with lime , the guests retire for the night . Next morning , the Diguar of the tanḍā conducts the guests to some spring or stream where they wash their faces and bathe their ...
... rice , pot - herbs , etc. , and chewing powdered tobacco mixed with lime , the guests retire for the night . Next morning , the Diguar of the tanḍā conducts the guests to some spring or stream where they wash their faces and bathe their ...
Page 74
... rice and two small strips of unbleached cotton - thread dyed yellow with turmeric and formed into five knots each . While the rice and threads are put into the hands of the girl , she holds the joined palms of her hand in such a manner ...
... rice and two small strips of unbleached cotton - thread dyed yellow with turmeric and formed into five knots each . While the rice and threads are put into the hands of the girl , she holds the joined palms of her hand in such a manner ...
Page 75
... rice and two copper pice placed before him in a new sup or winnowing - basket . The mali matters invocation after invocation to the spirits , rubs his hand on the rice in the sup , scatters rice several times across his own head which ...
... rice and two copper pice placed before him in a new sup or winnowing - basket . The mali matters invocation after invocation to the spirits , rubs his hand on the rice in the sup , scatters rice several times across his own head which ...
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Aśoka Bahadur bāplā Bengal Bhikkhus Bihar Bihar and Orissa Bimbisāra Birhōr Brahmin bride bridegroom bridegroom's father Brihadratha dynasty Brihadrathas brother Buddha Buddhist Calotropis ceremony Chandra corpse Dara Shikoh Daud Khan death Diguar district dynasty girl give grant guests Gupta hand head Hindu Hon'ble Honour horns husband Ibid India inscription Jātaka Jātaka Vol Jivaka Journal jungle K. P. Jayaswal king leaf-cup lōgōn lōgōn-thread lōṭā Love Lukundi Magadha mango manuscripts marriage māti Matsya Maurya mother Museum Nandas Orissa Orissa Research Society Pāli Pandit Pargiter Patna plate Puranas Raja Rajagaha Rajagriha Rásikh record reign rice rice-beer Samaddar Sanskrit says Secretary Sena Shah side Singh spirit stone swallow-wort tanda Tathāgata tiger tree tribes turmeric Urdú Veluvana vermilion verses Vidyapati village wife woman women اس السلطان الله تو جو سے عشق کا میں هي هے ھے یه