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covering the mouth and eyes 88 a spirit-scarer.248 f. foot-standing on one, as a spirit-scarer ... crystal, a fire-home, 127: =fire-stone........ 131
me. 127: =fire-stone ......... 131 fortune, trying in folktales.................... 21 Cuksha, the District of Chach ........... 174 f. friendship, a mode of swearing ........... 28 curiosity in folktales............................... 49 urse, effects of a ............ ....................... 146
Gangas of Kalinganagara, coins of ............ 322 Dakshinîyana Sankranti, the .................. 294 geris, see precious stones: as spirit-scarers, dancing as a spirit-scarer...
251 134 ; brightness and healing properties of, Dariúla = Sendu Bir ............................. 83 make them spirit-bearers, 125 : - as guar. - damun,' object of the expression .............. 244 dians, 192: "the armour of," 128; guarDates in Inscriptions, Miscellaneous ......... 345 f. dians that live in the Eye, Blood, Fire and Date's in the Kollam Era ..................9 ff , 53 f. Light, 128:- their healing virtues, 132 ff. ; Dates in the Kollam Era in sometimer expired, as disease curers, 128 : - connection sometimes current years ......... .............. 10
with planets and seasons, 129:- are lucky, Dates in Saka Era Inscriptions discussed...266 ff. 128 ; magic and talismanic properties of, Days of the week in inscriptions : -
128 ; seasons for their powers, 139 : --enSunday ............................54, 55, 205, 345 f. i graved, were amulets ............................ 138 Monday ...............
................. 55, 56, 346 ghosts, origin of the belief in, lies in dreams. 142 Tuesday ............. ..........55, 285, 345 f. gold as a spirit-scarer .......... ............. 77 f. Wednesday ...............
............... 54, 55, 285 ............. 54, 55, 200
Gollaramma Deyar, a heroine of the Pañjurli Thursday .......................................... 54, 55! Legend ............
.................. 272 Friday ............................................. 55
Gollaramma Dêyar, a heroine of the Vodi. Saturday ...................................54, 55, 256
lataya Legend ..........
.............. 276 "devil-priests" .....
......... 299
Görmatosvara, image of, noted ................ 46, 223 Dieciram, a collection of Tamil Hymns......... 112 Gonds, a custom of the ......................... 112 Devaraya of Vijayanagara, a coin of............ 318 Gorunnasari in Kumaun unidentified ......... 178 Déru Baidya, a hero of the Järantâya Legend. 66 Græco-Buddhist inscription ................... 311 f. Dévu Naika of Arkula Bidlu, a hero of the grass, mouthing, as a spirit-scarer................. 251 Magrandàya Legend ........
... 71
gryll = chimæra ........................ ... Þeyi Beidyadi, the heroine of the Beiderla guardians against spirits, enumerated,
Legend, 297, 301 ; as a "wise-woman "...... 306 244 ff. : - persons of honor require, Dharmasatra of Apastamba, noticed..........323 ff. against spirits, 244: -- the human, the Dormasitra of Hârita, noted ...................147 f. origin of, 139: the human form. en. Dlaruiva, variant to the legend of................. 17 n. graved, as......................
................ 139 dogs, superstitions as to ... .......146. 287 Gummata at Belguļa, the image of, mentioned 62 f. Brávidia Child, the = Sambandha ............ 156 f. Guru Sarapoli, a heroine of the Paüiprli dreams gave rise to the belief in ghosts, 142: Legend
............. 272 i Burma................. **** ............ 142
"alth as a spirit-scarer ......
clipses in Sika Dates .................291 ff. richt quarters, the, of the world.................... 109 Epigraphic discoveries in Mysore................ 271. Era, Kollam, Dates in the, 9 ft., 53 f,
174:- Saka, Dates in, discussed, 266 ff. : Dates in, Jupiter Years in, 268 ff.; Dates in solar months, 270 f.; in lunar months
...............................271 ff. Evil Eye, a form of the; unwished for Treasure ......
**....... 49
hand-shaking as a spirit-scarer .................. 258 hare, the, tabued for food ........................ 28 Harihara II. of Vijayanagara, a coin of ...... 317 Haritiputta Satakanni, an inscription of ...... 28 bead, human, engraved, its guardian power,
139:- human horned, its guardian power. 139 heads together, knocking, as a spirit-scarer... 256 Hitta Adyandár, a hero of the Kalkuda
Legend ......................... human sacrifice, relic of, in Kangrå ............. 343 horse-shoes as spirit-scarere ...................... 76 house-warming custom, Muhammadans ...... 56 hymns, object of, to scare spirits .............. 35
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feeding, separate, of the sexes..........
** .............. 145 fire-crystal the home of, 127:-fire-stone
crystal ............................................ 131 flaw, ulucky ......................................... 112 Folklore in Central Provinces, 48 ff., 104 ff. :
in Southern India, 21 ff. : - in Tibet ... 105 ff.
Ichchhawar is in the Banda District ............ 205 Inscription, a new Kharoshti, from Swat...... 141 Inscriptions in Travancore, their descriptive
effect on the received history ................ 193
