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corrupted from lal, ruby, it having been the ruby in 
the crown of the old Ladakhi kings. Bosmoche and 
nagrang are both non-buddhist festivals. Although 
the klu’s or water-snakes have nothing to do with 
them, they are Bon festivals, but attended by many 
buddhist priests and laymen. All evil spirits of the 
winter are driven into a cake, which is burnt out- 
side the village. In Leh the fetish is formed of 
mdosmos, see Jaschke’s dictionary. In Mashro it is a 
black one. According to a different derivation this 
festival is called ‘ the black one ’ on account of the 
black coat of Langdarma’s murderer whose deed is 
praised then. 
5. (a) 
( b) spithiiggi rgu’stor dang lug’ khog zam’. 
(c) At the time of the rgustor festival at Spithug [the heat] 
is like a sheep. 
(d) Often said instead of the former. 
(e) The name of the village Spithug is said to have been 
formerly dpethug, ‘ the arrived at likeness.” The 
monastery of Spithug was built after the picture of a 
famous monastery in Lhassa. Rgustor is a Comp, 
determ, composed of nyergu — 29 and storma, offering. 
The devils are urged to enter a large cake, offered to 
them and the cake is burned outside the village. 29 is 
the date of the festival. 
6. (a) 
(b) sa’la skya’re sngo’re mi’la skyid’re, dug’re. 
(c) On the ground [it is] alternately grey and green, with 
man [there is] one turn fortunate, one turn un- 
fortunate. 
(d) See 1 (d). 
(e) In Ladakhi a single re has often the meaning of some, 
for instanee lorela, in some years. Here re forms 
Composita with skyabo, sngonpo, etc. 
7. (a) 
^ >o 
( &) kha’ ran’gu khor’dus, ci’ gonbud’de, ci’ za dus’. 
