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rested on the shoulders. t was coloured with a red earthen 
dye (gern). See Hxod. xxviii. 31,32, R. Version. “Thou shalt 
make the robe of the ephod all of blue. And it shall have a hole 
for the head in the midst thereof.” (6) Under the shoulder was 
In the mouth was also a leaf of the Bael tree (4iyle mar- 
melos). (9) By the side of the body was placed a stick such as 
mendicants carry and also a kamandal or water-vessel made from 
down. (12) The body was then surrounded with fifteen katas of 
the grave, and the fellow-caste-men went arou ave seven 
s and sprinkled rice on the Siv. (14) Every night a lamp is 
lighted the grave for one year anda / f and some 
temples. "I was told that each of the temples is built over the 
ave of a man buried as described above. My informant was 
the mother has cotton stuffed into her ears. his is said to “ keep 
Out the wind.’ xpiring. 
is a belief that a male child comes into the world the face upwards, 
and the female with the face downwards. It is said that if a male 
delivery is prolonged and painful, the woman is taken into another 
house as it . uihee ved eo aa se | thing to do with the delay 
in the child being born. : 
63. Sworn Friendships.—These are known by various names, 
which are usually connected with the object employed in sealin 
the friendship. One of the most common names is Mahaprasad, 
