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Kdcch, Bodo and Dhimdl People. 



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Pantheon. — The chief deities of the 

 Bodo and 



Bathd, chief god. Euphorbia 

 or Sij plant. 



Mainou or ] wife of 



Bath 6 Btiroi, J above 



Agrang, male, relative 

 the above pair. 



Khargi, male. 



Ablakhungar, male. 



Khoila, male, river ? 



Manasho, female. River Mo- 

 nas or Bonas. 



Brali, male, river ? styled 

 Brai or the ancient. 



Biili, female, river ? styled the 

 ancient or Buroi. 



Khandaira, male, a Rajah. 



Jaman, male, Yama of Hin- 

 dus. 



Kongar or 1 male, Bhutanese 



Gongar, j Deity. 



Jishing, 1 a]eg 



Mishing, J 



Dhdrlabrai, mas. river, hus- 

 band of Tishta. 



Diidkosi, female, river. 



Tishta, ditto, ditto. 



Kangkai, ditto, ditto. 



Menchi, male, river. 



Torsha, ditto, ditto. 



Jordaga, ditto, ditto : the Jer- 

 decker R. 



Balakmingar, ditto ditto : the 

 Balasan. 



Mahamaya, female. River > 

 Mahananda. 



Doima, Brahmaputra. 

 Mater magna. 



Chadiing. 



Gediing. 



Brai Bhandari. 



Jholou Bhandari. 



Katha, male, a Raja. 



Dipkhungar. 



Phorou khiingar. 



Shyanmadai, the sun, "1 m&leg 



Nokhabirmadai, the > b ; oth ; rs 

 moon. J 



fcem. 



Dhimdls. 



Pochima, mas. father of the gods, 



the river Dhorla ? 

 Timai veil fcem. mother of the 

 Timang, j gods : the Tishta 



river. 

 Lakhim, fcem. sister of Timai with 



some : Mahanada ? 

 Chima, fcem. sister of Timai : the 



Kosi river. 

 Konokchiri, fcem. feeder of Konki 



river. 

 Kangkai, fcem. river Konki. 

 Menchi, fcem. river Mechi. 

 Sonasi, mas. the Soran river. 

 Bonasi, mas. the Boas or Doas. 

 Dhiilpi, mas. the Dubelly river. 

 Danto, mas. styled the old. 

 Chadiing, mas. styled Rajah, son 



of Timai. 

 Aphoi, mas. Rajah, son of Timai. 

 Biphoi', ditto ditto ditto. 

 Aphun, ditto ditto ditto. 

 Kaphiin, ditto ditto ditto. 

 Baphun, ditto ditto ditto. 

 Shtiti, ditto ditto ditto. 

 Rong, mas. 

 Aika, mas. et fcem. styled the old. 



n^ /•• / °' > males, sons of Biphoi. 

 luirung, J r 



Hili mahadoi', 

 Khiinchi mahadoi', 

 Khili mahadoi, 

 Airi mahadoi, 

 Birti mahadoi, 

 Nilo mahadoi, 

 Kalo mahadoi, 



Females all ; 

 wives of the 

 7 sons of Ti- 

 )>mai above 

 given. Ap- 

 parently Hin- 

 du Deities, 



newly named, or rather renam- 

 ed by the Dhimals. 



Bela, mas. the Sun. 



Tali, fcem. the Moon. 



Bhanoi, fcem. the Earth. 



Singko Dir, the forest gods. 



Rako Dir, the mountain gods. 



Chambochiri, fcem. the Champa- 

 mati river. 



Davai chiri, fcem. river 1 



Phul chiri, ditto ditto. 



