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as well as meat and drink to all the company. After 

 a short repast, the suppliant, with a hen's egg and a 

 handful of rice, approaches the muchmm- branch, 

 close to which the former is deposited on the latter. 

 During this ceremony, he implores the Supreme Being 

 and Dewary Gosaih, to be propitious to him and 

 family. The hog is sacrificed by a relation, as an 

 offering to Dewary Gosaih, with professions of again 

 observing the festival whenever Dewary Gosaih 

 may desire it. A feast is made with the oblation ; and, 

 at the conclusion, the suppliant breaks the egg, and 

 pulls up the muckmun-branch, which he places on the 

 roof of his house. 



Kull Gosaih, or the Ceres of the mountaineers, 

 is worshipped annually by cultivators, in the season 

 of sowing their fields : the proper time is ascertained 

 by consulting the Demanno, and confirmed by either 

 the Cherreeriy or Sat arte ; and is attended with 

 more or less expence, according to the means of the 

 suppliant. If poor, it is deemed sufficient to make 

 an offering of a cock ; those who can offord it, pur- 

 chase a cut hog and a cut goat, distil spirits, buy 

 rice, red paint, and oil, and invite the Demauno to 

 assist them in praying, as well as their friends, chiefs, 

 and neighbours, to a feast. On the da«y appointed, 

 the Demauno goes early to aid in distilling spirits, 

 and in other preparations for the feast : the chiefs 

 and others, having entered the suppliant's house, are 

 presented wirh meat, and spirituous liquors to drink : 

 the Demauno is also introduced with two Kalewars, 

 and one Dolev:ar : he, and the suppliant, and the 



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