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ring the marriage ceremony. On the twelfth day, when they place 

 the infant for the first time (if a girl) in the cradle, or if a boy on the 

 thirteenth day, the mother gives the infant the name of some god or 

 goddess, or that of some of their ancestors. This is the name by which 

 the child is known by through life. Unless they subsequently call 

 the boy by one of the familiar and common, but at the same time 

 respectful appellations of Baba, Nana, Dada, Tatiah, Appa, Kaka, 

 Bhow, Naik, or Row Sahib. The Mharatta and Konkany Brah- 

 muns never mention their Junnum puttur name in public. They 

 repeat it daily in private when worshipping their household gods. 



It is known to such persons as have intercourse with the natives, 

 that a Hindoo is not in the habit of mentioning his wife's name in 

 conversation, or when speaking to her, and that the wife is equally, 

 if not more, scrupulous than the husband, in this respect. Any 

 thing to the contrary is reckoned highly indecorous. 



It would be almost endless, and at the same time useless, labour 

 to attempt to explain all the supposed consequences arising from the 

 calculations connected with their system of judicial astrology. I 

 shall finish by subjoining a copy of the Aukkur chukkur before allu- 

 ded to, and adding a few remarks regarding some of the Nukshut- 

 turs. 



THE AUKKUR CHUKKUR. 



Choo 



Che 



Cho 



Laa 



Asswiny 



Lee 



Loo 



Le 



Llo 



Bhurny 



Au 



Eh 



Oo 



Ay 



Kritteka 



Oh 



Waa 



Wee 



Woo 



Roheny 



Be 



Bo 



Ka 



Kee 



Mirgh 



Koo 



Ghu 



Ghnu 



Chu 



Arruddhra 



Ke 



Kg 



Ha 



Hea 



Poonurwussoo 



Hoc 



Hey 



Ho 



Daw 



Poosha 



Dee 



Doo 



De 



Do 



Asslesha 



Maw 



Mee 



Moo 



Mey 



Muggah 



Mo 



Taw 



Tee 



Too 



Poorwah 



Te 



To 



Paw 



Pee 



Ootraw 



Poo 



Sha 



Nna 



Thaw 



Hust 



Pey 



Po 



Raw 



Ree 



Chetra 



Rod 



Rey 



Roo 



Taw 



Swaaty 



Tee 



Two 



Tetj 



Toll 



Veeshak 



Na 



Nee 



Noo 



Neh 



Aunoeradah 



