The Popular Religion and Folk-lore of Northern India, Bind 1A. Constable & Company, 1896 - 653 sider |
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... believed to bear an unfailing crop of the choicest fruit . " Another effectual means of scaring the demon is by music and noise , of which we shall find instances later on . " The Irish and Welsh , during eclipses , run about beating ...
... believed to bear an unfailing crop of the choicest fruit . " Another effectual means of scaring the demon is by music and noise , of which we shall find instances later on . " The Irish and Welsh , during eclipses , run about beating ...
Side 34
... believed that they were caused by dead men fighting beneath the earth . The common explanation of these occurrences in India is that Varâha , or the boar incarnation of Vishnu , who supports the earth , is changing the burden of the ...
... believed that they were caused by dead men fighting beneath the earth . The common explanation of these occurrences in India is that Varâha , or the boar incarnation of Vishnu , who supports the earth , is changing the burden of the ...
Side 44
... Culture , ” i . 109 sq .; ii . 208 ; Gregor , “ Folk- lore , " 66 sq .; Lady Wilde , " Legends , " 216 ; Tawney , " Katha Sarit Sâgara , " i . 58 . Scotland , a water - horse who is believed to 44 FOLK - LORE OF NORTHERN INDIA .
... Culture , ” i . 109 sq .; ii . 208 ; Gregor , “ Folk- lore , " 66 sq .; Lady Wilde , " Legends , " 216 ; Tawney , " Katha Sarit Sâgara , " i . 58 . Scotland , a water - horse who is believed to 44 FOLK - LORE OF NORTHERN INDIA .
Side 45
William Crooke. Scotland , a water - horse who is believed to carry off the un- wary by sudden floods and devour them . Of the same kindred is the last of the dragons which St. Patrick chained up in a lake on the Galtee Mountains in ...
William Crooke. Scotland , a water - horse who is believed to carry off the un- wary by sudden floods and devour them . Of the same kindred is the last of the dragons which St. Patrick chained up in a lake on the Galtee Mountains in ...
Side 46
... believed that the waters will abate . Some people throw seven handfuls of boiled wheat and sugar into the stream and distribute the remainder among the persons present . Some take a male buffalo , a horse , or a ram , and after boring ...
... believed that the waters will abate . Some people throw seven handfuls of boiled wheat and sugar into the stream and distribute the remainder among the persons present . Some take a male buffalo , a horse , or a ram , and after boring ...
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Archæological Reports Baiga bathing believed Benares Bengal Bhairon Bhût Bihâr Bombay Gazetteer Brâhman buried called Campbell ceremony child cholera Churel custom Daksha dead death deity demon Descriptive Ethnology Devî disease District Drâvidian earth evil spirits fairies Faqîr folk-lore Folk-tales Ganges ghost goat goddess godling gods Golden Bough Gonds grain Hanumân head hill Himâlayan Hindu Hinduism holy honour INDIANENSIS Indra Katha Sarit Sâgara killed known Korwas Kumaun legend malignant marriage Mâtâ Mathura MDCCCXX Mirzapur Mirzapur District moon mother Muhammadan Musalmân Narmadâ Nepâl night North Indian Notes North-Western Provinces Northern India Notes and Queries offering Ojha Oudh Panjâb Notes Pîr priest primitive propitiated races rain Râja Râkshasa Rig Veda rite river round sacred sacrifice saint Satî scare Settlement Report shrine SIGILLUM Sîtalâ Siva stone supposed temple tomb tree tribes UNIVERSITATIS VERITAS village Vishnu wife woman women worship