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be really Balak Rapf unless she married a Rajd, compensation for ancestor-worship. The he-goats adding that if her desire were fulfilled she would that are brought to be slaughtered there are offer a bullocks of copper at his temple. Five or killed at Ngôgal Kund, and cooked and eaten seven days had not elapsed when a Råjå of the at the same place. Sometimes they take the Katoch dynasty chanced to pase where the girl was cooked meat home and distribute it as a holy herding cattle, and seeing the girl, he ordered her to be taken to his seraglio, where he married her.
The ceremony of jamoalat (or sbaving the hair Unfortunately the girl forgot to fulfil her vow,
of a child for the first time) is usually performed and so a short time after all the Rånts in the
in the temple of Balak Rapi, and the hair is thereseraglio began to nod their heads (cháind, as it
upon offered at the temple, or those who observe under the influence of a spirit), and continued
the ceremony at home often come to the temple doing so day and night. The Raja summoned
and offer the hair. An additional present, the all the sadhus and chélás. One of the latter said
amount of which varies from two pice to the that the cause of the Rânts' being possessed by
sum that one's means allow, is also made. All spirits was that a vow to Bâbâ Balak Rapi had not
these offerings are taken by the jogt on duty. The been fulfilled. The R&jå replied that if all the Rápis
játris who make offerings (e. g., a human being, recovered he would take all his family to the
1. e, a child or a buffalo, cow, horse, etc., accordtemple and present the promised offering. The
ing to their vows," give it, if an animal, to the cheld then prepared a thread in the name of the
jogi on duty, while in the case of a child its price Bâbâ, and this was put round the necks of the
is paid to the jógf and the infant ia taken back. persons possessed, who recovered. Thereafter a
* Besides, cash, curds, umbrellas, cocoanuts, and bullock was made of copper, and the Rajd also
ght are also offered. These offerings are preserved erected a temple. When the bullock was offered
in the bhandar (store-house). (jéb-dan), the artist who had made it died forthwith.
The people living in the vicinity of the temple,
within 15 or 20 kos distance, do not eat any fresh Whenever any misfortune is to befall the
corn (termed natan, literally meaning 'new') unfamily of the Katôch Rajas, the copper bullock is
less they have offered it at Balak Part's temple." affected as if by fear. This occurred on the 29th of Har Sambat 1902, and His Highness RAj&
II. Partáb Chand died on the 15th of Sawan in that The Shrine of Bawa Baroh Mahadeo, near year. On that day BÅbá Balak Pari's idol also
Jawala Mukhi, perspired. It is for these reasons that the bullock The real history of the Båwå is not known, is worshipped and vows are made to it. The jdtris
but the story goes that under a banydn or bart (offerers) who make vows at the temple of the
tree (whence the name Barôh) appeared an idol bullock, offer on the fulfilment of their desires
of stone still to be seen in Dandy&, by name KAN jópu topu and botná,' and rub the ballock with
Nåth, whose merits B&wĄ LAI Part preached. In the offering. They also put a bell round his neck.
St. 1740 Dhiên Singh, Wazir of Gôler, was imThese offerings are taken by the jogi on duty,
prisoned at Kotl and a soldier at the Fort, a native there being several jógfs who attend by turn.
of Daniya, persuaded him to make a vow to B&w& Four fairs, taking eight days, are held in Barðh, in consequence of which he was released. honour of Balak Rapf on every Saturday in Jeth The wazér, however, forgot his vow and so fell ill and Hår. Those who have vowed to offer living until he made a large pecuniary offering to the he-goats present them alive, while those who had shrine. In this year the small old temple was vowed to kill he-goats slaughter them at a fixed replaced by the present larger one under BALA Bal place within the temple precincts. The head, Part. The gosafns in charge have been :-(1) Bal fore-legs, and skin are given to the jägi on duty, Pari - Shib Pari, gur-bhats; (2) Sukh Pari, died and some rice and a pice are also paid to him as St. 1938 ; (3) Deo Pori.
Bail in the Vernacular. Again, this looks like the * Not traceable in Dictionaries. bull of Siva.
. What does compensation for ancestor-worship 6 Can anyone explain this 18e of khelna (khéana) for
mean. demoniacal possession ?
10 Why so called ? Jandian is the usual term. * Parallels are wanted. There is something very like this in the legends relating to the creation of the
11 Under what circumstances is a child vowed to Balak colossal Jain figures at Belgala : vide ante, Devil-worship
Rupt? of the Tuluvas, stories of Kolkada and Kallarti. - ED.) 11 An instance of first-fruits offered to the god.
