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containing about a seer of rice, on which he puts red 

 paint, and places it with two pans near the middle 

 supporter. During this the Kalezvars and Dole-war 

 beat, and incense is burning; the Maungy having 

 made a libation, thrown out some meat, and sacrificed 

 the hog, in the name of their gods, he and the chiefs 

 eat and drink. 



The Demaunoy suppliant, and musicians, repair to 

 where the trees are ; whence the trees are brought 

 home, laid lengthwise, east and west, cut the pro- 

 per length, and the suppliant and his wife sprinkle 

 turmeric - water on them : the Demaimo, mounting 

 astride on the one which had been first cut, is car- 

 ried five times round the house, when they are taken 

 in, and, some earth being dug, are united to the 

 middle supporter (which is called Goomo) being first 

 spotted with red paint, and bound with a red silk 

 thread. Incense is burned ; and the Demauno, with 

 a handful of rice, prays, laying the rice down, and 

 placing a hen's egg on it, which had been previously 

 thrice streaked with red paint ; the suppliant, re- 

 ceiving a handful of rice from the Demauno, also 

 prays, throwing it on the egg, when one of his relar 

 tions brings up the fat goat, and sacrifices it so that 

 the blood may fall on the Goomo. For this sacred 

 office he gets a rupee and a turban. The Demauno^ 

 suppliant, and musicians, and all who may be dis- 

 posed to be of the procession, proceed to a field, 

 where, sweeping and washing near the stump of a 

 tree, they plant the branch of a muekmun, and round 

 :t and pn it make screaks of red pajnt : incense is then 



burned., 



