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Hemapura was anothei place where the festival of India was in vogue The Bihatkalpu Bhanya refers to Indat thīna around which gathered thic five hundred girls of high fimili of the town with oblacions ialı) flowers and inccnsc pots hi akauhuail in their hands, playing India lui then good luck sobhagya lolapu 15 mentioned as anothe1 centre of India festival 18
(-) him\D\1111 In Hindu mythology Skunda or kirlike an! Was the son of Sivi, and the god of wat He was the commander-in-chic of the aimy of gods in their war with 1 uaka, a ponei sul dcmon, and is icpiesented as riding a peacock 185 The futsal in honou of Iranda, as n has been stated, was cclebiated on thic sull-.110un day of iscia This festival was in vogue during the lilctime of Maharani Wc are told that when the Teacher reached Silathu well did OS of T'ande stihon out in a chanol i pros(45101"
The Shink of a ful y la cloth cautio (IKIR 1o thur images med midt ol voll on ollut mielummin the shunes duri, muht"
» hUDI)111111 There all cluan kid lnduan mythology Ilc aicicpresented as companions of India, schiants of Sy aand of lus son and also as thc escort of l'ame who appears surrounded by them Thc shunc of Rualla (Ruddaghara), who was onsdacdagical det mulid calā) is mentioned along with those of tā (āmundal icheca and Duvga 18J Ihc I yazahara Bhasya refers to the limpies (anatara) ol Ruddu Tilambara Jankla (Pāna), and Val, which wou built ( 11 thc boncs of dead bodies of human beings 190 WVc ac told that like the images of K landa und Wuhunda, the images of Rudda also is mide ol wood !!
(1) VCU DIVAHA In the Epic Baladia is rcpiesented as a just "ploughman, his weapon being the ploughshaic
god called Iānoulin, His hcad is wieathcd
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as the pic juing dets of Rohitha 18. The Vihabh 11 ) + ni NUOI Sumuhul
also ste 11 ha ha, ) 18) Hopkins, op al p 227 ! 18 Trap 31 ) 187 BTh Bha 2 316 ) fl 132 I Inphins op cul p 171 for the de clopment of the idea of Rudi -Sna sec Blandat -
hos Sar um etc, p 102 149 12 Hp 236 (MSS) 1) 7 313 191 Tacup 115
