204 U. C. Mukerjea— The Bhddu and the Bawrfo. [Dec. 



to derive the names of races like the Bhils, the Kols, the Dhangars. They 

 are divided into the following classes : — 



1. Sikhoria. 2. Molo. 3. Dholo. 4. Pano. 



The Sikhoria appear to have come from Sikh.orbh.um (in the district 

 of Purulia), the Molos from Malahhum (in the district of Bankurah, 

 formerly known as the land of wrestlers), the Dholo from Dholbhum (in the 

 district of Purulia), and the Pano from Puri. 



The marriage ceremony is thus celebrated : the bride and bridegroom 

 are placed under an artificial tree, which is specially prepared for the occasion, 

 when a twig of the Mahwa tree and a pot of water from a Brahman's house are 

 brought, and the head Bauri of the bridegroom's family then takes the twig 

 and dips the same into the pot of water and sprinkles the water on the 

 heads of the bride and bridegroom ; the ceremony is concluded by handing 

 round spirits and meat. The barking of a dog at the time of the wedding 

 is looked upon as a good omen, and some of the people present generally 

 manage to bring in a dog, which is then beaten till the auspicious bark is 

 heard. 



The following is a specimen of the songs sung by the Bauris in worship- 

 ping Bhadu : — 



1. Our princess Bhadu is quite a stranger to any want ! Ah ! our 

 chaste gold Bhadu, thy (infant) milk-drinking throat is dried for want of 

 drink. 



( O csut *rfa, c*rr*?r?r wrsrc^i, stfam f^ f*r\TpR i 



2. We will go to the goldsmiths and have a throne prepared, upon 

 which our darling princess Bhadu shall play. 



9ftc«r fit* "sr^r sr^r tf^j <^ fwz ©Tsrwt^t n 



3. My Bhadu, delicate and gay, how beautiful is thy gold nose 

 ring ; we shall wrap thy body with kerchief, and thy breast with muslin. 



( 8 ) c*wfl ctfcsfl, ^wji retEsn wi *t% 511 SR^t I 



4. The day is over, the evening has come, adjust your hair, my child ; 

 do not weep, O Bhadu. No more shall I send thee to thy father-in-law's. 



( <t ) ^t? ^t\ftc"5 fkz^ ^tw c<f <$z<[zw *$m c«n i 

 $t:^ *iTC?r?r ihfe^r ^Tc? ctt^ s?*i c*ti 1 1 



5. At whose house hast thou been, O Bhadu? who hath worshipped 

 thee ? thou hast red sandal powder upon thy breast and red j aba (a red Indian 

 flower) on thy feet. 



