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Beside the girl are three earthen pots. Two stand on plantain 
leaves and contain curd and <@ftu. In the third is an earthen 
lamp. Behind her are placed a clay image of Gauri and an empty 
many articles are required as at first. In the last year the girl 
f.sts all day after the ceremony, and at sunset enters the house 
with a piece of cloth, and from each corner hangs a sola ball. All 
Other CaitraBrata. “eam The tank is dug three days 
planted on three sides, that nearest the house being left open. A 
bride and ridegroom are made of plantain stalks and dressed in 
red cloth, They are married, and the women sing whilst the bride 
is 
Occasional which are not limited to any partic 
Ceremonies, month. At the Punarbibiha the husband 
d wife utter purifying mantras beside a 
of the first menstrual flow, 
Besides the above there are several forms of tank worship 
i phsiardaina Paja a miniature tank is dug at twilight and 
with 30 bor with rice paste on its banks. It is worshipped 
Daria Pine’ With some particular worldly object 
About a *¥s worshipped by regnant women for safe delivery. 
tank. Two i of rice must be begged, fried and presented to the 
; © mmages of a male and female are laid together on @ 
