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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JULY, 1894.
Then the Baidya took the water in his hand and sprinkled it on the elephants and prayed to his Bhůta to stop the elephants' sickness at once. Then the elephants, which were lying down, stood up immediately, drank the water poured out for them, and ate up the food that was prepared for them. Then Chanta held a feast at the elephants' stable.
One Saka Kochal of Ullal-guttu came to this feast, and said to Chanta after it :-" It is not proper at all to hold a feast to a toddy-drawer's Bhůta with all the musical instruments. One horn and a drum are enough! I will not take even a flower and any sandal from a todds. drawer's Bhůta. It is not proper at all to make music with all the instruments."
He returned home and when he reached Ullal-guttu, Mudadêyê made his sister-in-law sick with small-pox! Then he referred to the praśna-book, in which it was found that the evil hac been caused by Mudadêyê.
"To atone for the mistake I have made, I offer a single horn to that Bhůta to be placed in his sinam," said Kochal.
The sickness departed and the horn was offered.
After this the Bhúta crossed by the ferry at Ullal, and also by the ferry at Mangar, and went to the Temple of Mangala Devi, and visited her. Then he went to Pandeswar. where he found the god Mahalingesvara walking round the temple at noon. He became a cock and crowed on the top of the temple.
Then the god said: “This Bhůta, eating flesli and drinking liquor, does not let me take a turn round my temple in peace."
Mudadêyê replied : -"I can live both with, and without, flesh and liqnor."
There was a Brahmana called Kobava Bhatta at that temple and he became possessed by Mudadêye.
Some Bhattas said to him :- "If you are a powerful Bhata get back a piece of land for tis at Pachanadi Niru Barke, where our home is, and then we will build a sáram there and hold a feast in your honour."
Then the man possessed by the Bhúta was released and the piece of land was obtained back. by them. A foast, even to this day, is accordingly held in his honour.
The Bhůta went to Attavar after that, where dwelt Manadiya and Karnika, who had twelve milch-buffaloes. He made the buffaloes disappear, as they were out grazing, with his unchantments. For seven whole days the buffaloes were not to be found, though they were searched for everywhere. Then the people referred to the prasna-book and it was kuown to be Mudadêyê's doing, so they said that they would build a sunam in the village, if they found their buffaloes. On the eighth day all the twelve buffaloes were found swimming in a tank. So a sanam was built on the banks of the tank.
After the sunan was built, the Bhúta killed the whole family of Pergade Bannakulu at Attivar, and it was known by the prašna-book that it was Mudadêyê's doing.
Said Pergade: -" Though the persons subject to death are dead, I shall build a sunam at Pergade-bettu if you will protect those that are still alive." They were protected and a riinam was built there. A feast even to this day is performed thero.
BURNELL MSS. - No. 14,
ATTAVAR DAIYONGULU. Original in the Kanarese character. Original, text and translation, occupies leaves 159 to 167 inclusive in Burnell's MSS. Translation according to the Burnell MSS.
