 | Folklore - 1893 - 454 pages
...well-known legend of King Pawan : Vol. I, para 229.] 273. Kamaun : Propitiation of Local Gods : Kali.— Drought, want of fertility in the soil, murrain in cattle and other calamities incidental to husbandry, are here invariably ascribed to the wrath of particular gods, to appease which... | |
 | Folklore - 1894 - 448 pages
...to appease which recourse is had to various ceremonies. In the Kamaun district offerings and singing are resorted to on such occasions ; in Garhwal the...peculiar nature, deserving of more particular notice. In those villages in which Kali is the tutelary divinity, a sacrifice of bull buffaloes is offered up... | |
 | Folklore - 1891 - 674 pages
...Ghúmán.— Archaological Reports, Vol. XIX, p. 65. 230. Kumaun — Propitiation of Local Gods — Kali. — Drought, want of fertility in the soil, murrain in...which recourse is had to various ceremonies. In the Kumaun district, offerings and singing are resorted to on such occasions ; in Garhwál the measures... | |
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S. 213, angeführt von Russell, The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India IV (1916), S. 290) : „Drought, want of fertility in the soil, murrain in cattle, and other calamities incident to husbandry are here invariably ascribed to the wrath... 