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80 large an assemblage, soon permitted the deota to return home, saying that he wou.] not invite him again, as he was only a petty chief, but he presented him with 1l idols to b distributed among his temples. These images are called the Kanårtů mohras..
Padbi deotd is the Nag's adoptive brother, and Shari Devi of Mathiana is his adoptive sister. The deotá Manan is also his adoptive brother, but this tie has only lately been created.
The Jadún deotá sometimes goes to bathe at Malawan, a stream close to Jadán village, and he considers the Shungra Cave, where the Nag goes and stays at night, his tirath (place of pilgrimage).
Deota Nag of Dhar holds from Kumharsain a jagir in Kandrà pargana worth Rs. 76-6-3.
Dum deota has a small temple at Kamali in Kundrú. A man from Gathri brought him to Kamali. The Kamall villagers alone accept Dum as their family god, tho gh they respect the Någ, seeing that they live in his dominions.
12. The Deota Ndg of Dhalt in pargana Che bishi.-Not more than 500 years ago there was a temple in a forest at Tilku, where the zamindars of Dhali had broken up some land for cultivation. A deota there harassed them and the Brahmang said that he was a Nag, so they began to worship him and he was pleased. They then brought his image to Shailla village and built him a temple. When Padoi deotá passed through this village, a leper was cured by him and the people of Shailla began to worship him, so the Nag left the village and Padoi took possession of his temple there. But the people of Dhali took the Någ to their own village and placed him in a temple. Padoi is now the family god of the Shailla people and the Dhali men regard the Nag as their family god.
The Nag's image is jet black and a Bhagwati lives with him. A dhol and a nakara are his instruments of music, and he also has a jagunth or small staff. He visits his old place at Tilkû every year on the Nag Panchami day. He is only given dháp-dip once a month on the Shankrant day. The Brahmans of Barog, which lies in another pargana, worship him, as they once lived at Khechrû near Tilka. This Nag has no bhor and holds no jdgîr from the State. He has no connection with Kalwa Nag of Kandru.
13. The Deota Nag of Dhandl in Chebishi.--Another Någ deotá is he at Dhanal in Chebisht pargana. Nearly 500 years ago he appeared in a field at Någo-thâna a place near Pati Jubar on the Shangri Stato border, where there was an old temple. A man of Dhanal village was ploughing his field near Nago-thana when he found a black image. He took it home, but some days afterwards it began to persecute him and the Brahmans said that it was a Någ who wished to be worshipped, so the Dhanal people began to affect him. This deota, too, has a dhol and Karnal, but no jagunth. No khin is given him. The Dhanal people regard Malendû as their family god, yet they worship the Någ too in their village thinking that he protects cattle and gives plenty of milk etc. He has no bhor and holds no jagîr from the State.
The people of Kandrú think that these Nâgs in Dhanal and Dhali are the same as Kalwa Nag. The spirits came here also, but the Chebishi men do not admit the fact. This Nag has really no connection with Kalwa Nag of Kandrů.
14. The Deold Nag of Ghunda.-Ghunda village in Chagaon pargana of Kumharsain is inhabited by Rajput Mix g, who trace their ancestry to the old Bairat family, which once had held the ray of Sirmûr. When their ancestor came from Sirmûr; they brought with them an image (probably of their family god at that time) and made a temple for him at Ghunda. A Nag, who is another deota of Ghundâ, also resides with this deotd of Sirmûr.
This Nag is called Shirgul. His history as follows Many generations ago there lived in village Charoli (in Koç Khai) a Brâhman, whose wife gave birth to a serpent. This serpent used to come from a great distance to the Nâga Nali forest in Kumharsain and loved to play in a muid an near Kothi. Cows grazed in the maidan and the serpent sucked their milk. The cowherd was daily reprimanded by the people for his, carelessness, but at last he found
