498 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (December, 1906.. 
aga baga saksi tha 
Yama pukurti ptji ; 
Yamer masi saksi thak, 
Yama pukarti piji; 
Yamer khuri saksi thak, 
Yama pukurti piji ; 
Yamer jethai saksi thak, 
ama pukurti piji. 
Sonar kamtir rupar khil, 
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TRANSLATION. 
“The gugai and the kalmi plants are waving. The Raja’s. 
son is killing birds. He kills the bird. The tank is dried 
the Yama Pukur. Let Yama’s maternal aunt bear witness that 
I am worshipping the Yama Pukur. Let Yama’s paternal aunt 
ut grand-aunt bear witness that I am worshipping the Yama 
ukur.” 
_ The miniature tank, though usual, is not essential in Orissa, 
where the ceremony is known as Kartti ukur. Girls who 
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tai s and various shrubs to Radha Krsna after performing their’ 
ablutions, and on the last day a plantain trunk is floated in 
the water with lighted earthen lamps upon it. | 
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employed among high-caste Hindus, but the village tank 
1s often used by others. The former is in this case clearly sub- 
rming the ceremony may not bathe during 
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every morning after the ne i ed, 
‘sai Ho food Se the necessary ablutions have been perform 
cake on each of the other da cy a 
side of the tank in a line which is called Rakhi Catt 
After the daily offering of paddy h 
