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The indigo plant is subject to no danger from insects. Cattle will not eat 

 Injuries. it, though they graze on the grass amongst it. It suffers 



quickly from want of water in the hot winds. 



The area recorded under this crop in the measure- 

 ment papers is 24,083 acres. 

 Before cutting indigo " puja" is performed by taking a male goat with 



ghee. rice, our or dhtip (incense) and water to a cor- 

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ner of the field. The goat (whose head must not 



look towards the south, is then worshipped with the other things and killed 

 with a chopper (gardsi) if the owner eats flesh ; if not, cut in the ear and let go, 

 when it becomes the property of fakirs : or a corner tree is worshipped with 

 "dhup" and a few sweetmeats which will afterwards be distributed to friends. 



