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worshipped at a well or fey during the ceremony, and th 
contents of the basket are afterwards distributed amongst the 
neighbours and relations of the worshippers. 
The Bel Pukur is worshipped from the last day of Karttik 
n fo : 
Ronan ag el It is not as widely observed as the Punya 
Sarpjuti. 
the only marked differ ence being that clay 
balls are substituted for the cowries or bel branches at the 
corners 0 the tank, and is not found west of Jessore. In addi- 
drawn on the Pe with rice pease and worshipped with flowers 
and dirbba gra 
‘The following aire among the verses recited at the Bel cemere 
saner ener 
‘Ber, ee pe 
- Ramer mata pati pai, 
Sitar mata sati hai, 
Var yena sukhi hay, 
-Satini yena mare yay, 
Satinir hok nak kan kata, 
_ Amar hok sonar paner bata, 
Svamir haba sohagini, 
Amsta — power meas 
Simsere. 
> Samjai paja samjuti, 
» Bara re tera bati, - 
- Laksmir phase ghatti. 
Ghatti (tule mallam car) thuye magi bar, 
Amar bap bhai dhan daulate lakgmisvar. 
Hut birali hut kha, 
Bhatar put thuye satin kha. : 
Guya gach begun gach guti dhare maja, \ 
Bhai payeclion dilligvar bap hayechen raja, 
