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Nukshutturs supposed to possess malign influence, should the boy 

 and girl have been born under them as they are classed below. 



Ooturah shara 



and 



Mirgh. 



Bhurny 



>? 



Annooradah. 



Kohinny 



)> 



Abbeeject. 



Muggah 





Shrawun. 



Rewutty 



)? 



Ootura. 



Poonurwussoo 



?) 



Moolh. 



Shutoo Tarika 



?» 



Swatty. 



Ooturab hadrapuddah 



5) 



Hust. 



If a malign planet approaches either Nukshuttur, no ceremony 

 can be solemnized during this time. 



There is a calculation of the Zodiacal signs to be recorded here, 

 which it is necessary to have recourse to when fixing the particular 

 time for celebrating the ceremony. The twelve Zodiacal signs un- 

 der these circumstances are termed Lugguns (there are 6 during the 

 day and 6 during the night) of conjunction or marriage ; and as 

 the day and night is divided into sixty ghutkas, (Hindoo hours,) 

 they apportion a certain length of time to each luggun or sign, as 

 follows : 



Aries 



number of 



Ghutkas 



4 



Taurus 



do. 



do. 





Gemini 



do. 



do. 



5 



Cancer 



do. 



do. 



5i 



Leo 



do. 



do. 



5i 



Virgo 



do. 



do. 



5i 



Libra 



do. 



do. 



5* 



Scorpio 



do. 



do. 





Sa^itarius 



do. 



do. 



5| 



Mukkur C 



apricornus do. 



do. 



5 



Aquarius 



do. 



do. 





Pisces 



do. 



do. 



4 



We come now to a calculation called the Hora, (which cor- 

 responds in length of time to the hour of the Europeans;) they al- 

 low twelve during the day, and twelve for the night— in all twenty- 

 four. Each hora contains two and a half ghutkas. They apporti- 

 on the seven planets in rotation to each hora, beginning at dawai or 

 daybreak. The first hora on Sunday or Ruveewar is termed Ru- 

 veecha, or that of the Sun ; the second Shookur (Venus,) the third 

 Bood (Mercury ;) the fourth chundur, (the Moon ;) the fifth Shun- 

 ny, (Saturn) ; the sixth, Bhrisputty, (Jupiter,) and the seventh 



