394 Notes on the Religion of the Sikhs. [No. 162. 



The sixteen Arthees, composed by Guroo Nanak, are repeated the 

 last thing before going to sleep, and it is the lock on the tongue ; the 

 key being next morning's Japjee. 



The Sikh women repeat " Asa kee war," (composed by Guroo Na- 

 nak,) by which they are absolved from again being born in the likeness 

 of woman. 



Holidays. 



The Daserah, the Suddee, 10th of the month Asoo, the commencement 

 of the Hindoo military year, the opening of the season for the military 

 operations. 



Basakee, the spring festival on the 1st of Besak. 



The anniversary of Guroo Nanak's death on the Wuddee, 5th of Asoo, 

 (called Gur-parb). 



The anniversary of Guroo Govind Singh's departure on the Buddee, 

 5th of Besak. 



The Dewalee ; a feast of lamps, the last day of the Buddee, half of the 

 month Katick. 



Maghee ; the last day of the Buddee, half of the month Magh. 



Basant Paunchmee ; the Buddee, 5th of the month Magh. 



The Hola, (Holee) ; the last day of Phagan. 



Shrines — Of the 1st Guroo, (Nanak.) 



1. Nankane-a-Derah, the village of his maternal grandfather, where 

 he played as a child, 30 kos from Lahore. 



2. Derah (par excellence,) on the river Ravee, his birth-place. (He is 

 said to have been born ready dressed in green.) 



3. Sultanpoor, where he kept a shop for his brother-in-law. The 

 weights used by him are worshipped. 



4. Nanak Malak, an impression of his hand on the leaves of a Pee- 

 pul tree ; the leaves are brought away as relics, and the tree is worship- 

 ped. There is now a flourishing village. 



5. Panjah Sahah ; the impression of his hand on a rock that he pre- 

 vented falling on him at Hasan Abdal. 



Of the 2nd Padshah, (King) Angad. 

 1. Khadoor Derah ; the place of his death, near Taran Taj an. 



