Iblîs, I. 266; and the ass, II. 209.
Ides, a day of rest for cattle, II. 234.
Ifrît, the, I. 266.
Ignes fatui, II. 198.
Ikshvâku, a legend of, II. 153.
Ilâ, legend of, II. 7.
Ilha, a totem sept, II. 150.
Ilisha, a saint, I. 47.
’Ilm Bakhsh, a wonder-working tomb, I. 222.
Images, witchcraft by means of, II. 278.
Imâm Husain, army of, I. 259.
Imâm Raza, invocation of, I. 161.
Imlî ghotna rite, II. 109.
Implement fetishes, II. 185.
Incense, a protective, II. 21.
Incest, I. 36.
Incubi, the, I. 238, 264.
Indecency a scarer of Bhûts, I. 68; II. 320.
Indigestion, godling of, I. 136.
Indra, ass of, II. 208;
a weather godling, I. 66, 77;
worship of, I. 2, 73; II. 229.
Indradyumna, legend of, I. 286.
Indrâni, a Mother, I. 112.
Infanticide, I. 172.
Influenza, caused by a Mother, I. 113;
charm to remove, I. 166.
Initiation at puberty, I. 242; II. 147.
Insects, folk-lore of, II. 256.
Insult, a form of penance, I. 16.
Iron, the philosopher’s stone, II. 15;
pillar at Delhi, II. 132;
a scarer of Bhûts, II. 11.
Ismâîl Jogi, invocation of, I. 79, 151, 160.
Itch, godling of, I. 125, 136.
Jack of the Beanstalk, II. 85.
Jackal, the, II. 243;
horn of, II. 40;
of Malâmat Shâh, I. 219;
wedding of, I. 292.
Jagadambâ Devî, worship of, I. 85.
Jagrâni, a title of Sîtalâ, I. 126.
Jahnu, a saint, I. 36.
Jaina sect, birth rites, I. 277;
mourning customs, I. 29;
worship of Bhairava, I. 108;
worship of saints, I. 183.
Jaisar Pîr, a saint, I. 222.
Jaitwa tribe, totemism, II. 153.
Jâk, a field sprite, II. 79, 91.
Jakhâî, worship of, I. 269.
Jaknî, a field sprite, II. 79.
Jaladurgâ, worship of, I. 95.
Jâmbavat, the bear king, II. 242.
Janamejâya, worship of, II. 139.
Jand tree, the, II. 101.
Jandi Pûjâ, the, I. 136.
Janeû, the sacred cord, II. 47.
Jann, the, I. 266.
Janwâr Râjput sept, totemism, II. 153.
Jara, a Râkshasî, II. 248.
Jarasandha, legend of, I. 248, 252.
Jât tribe, cow worship, II. 233;
patron saint, I. 210;
worship of Kâlu Mahar, I. 107;
worship of Farîd, I. 215;
worship of Tejajî, I. 213;
weather incantations, I. 67.
Jata Rohini, a river demon, I. 43.
Jathera, the village godlings, I. 107.
Jaur Sinh, worship of, II. 133.
Javâdiyâ, the mare of Gûga, I. 212.
Jawâra rite, the, II. 293.
Jay, feathers of, II. 9;
omens from, II. 48.
Jaya, a Mother, I. 112;
a Yogini, I. 129.
Jewar Sinh, worship of, II. 133.
Jewelry, use of, II. 15.
Jhâd, the, II. 78.
Jhambajî, worship of, I. 184.
Jhînwar tribe, worship of Sakhi Sarwar, I. 210.
Jhunukî, sister of Sîtalâ, I. 128.
Jigar Khor, the liver eater, II. 262.
Jilaiya, a birth fiend, I. 264.
Jinn, the, I. 265 sq.;
blood of, II. 172.
Jirâyâ Bhawâni, worship of, II. 163.
Jivkhâda, the, II. 61.
Jnânavâpi well, the, I. 52.
Job, tomb of, I. 224.
Jogi sect, worship of Bhairon, I. 109;
respect for the Nîm tree, II. 105.
Johilâ river, legend of, I. 39.
Jokhaiya, worship of, I. 199, 206.
Jonah, II. 254.
Journey forbidden during small-pox, I. 134.
Juâng tribe, neglect of the sainted dead, I. 178;
tattooing, II. 31;
tiger worship, II. 213;
witchcraft, II. 261.
Jumna, worship of, I. 36.
Junctions of rivers, sacred, I. 38.
Jungle Mothers, the, I. 114.
Juno Lucino, I. 115.
Jur Sîtal rite, I. 132.
Jus primæ noctis, the, II. 162.
Jvaraharîsvara, the godling of malaria, I. 136.
Kabandha, a Râkshasa, II. 37.
Kabîr, a saint, I. 183 sq.; II. 90.
Kachâri tribe, worship of the bamboo, II. 113.
Kâchhi tribe, totemism, II. 149.
Kachhwâha Râjput sept, totemism, II. 149.
Kadanballi tribe, totemism, II. 154.
Kadri, a saint, I. 29.
Kâfari, a black ghost, I. 238.
Kâhi ka Mela, the, II. 321.
Kailang Nâg, worship of, II. 125.
Kailâs Maura, a bead, I. 116.
Kaimûr mountains, respect for, I. 63.
Kajarî festival, indecent rites, I. 68.
Kakkî, the mare of Sakhi Sarwar, I. 209.
Kâl Bhairon, worship of, I. 84, 108; II. 219.
Kâla Mahar, worship of, I. 107.
Kalasa, a sacred jar, I. 97, 255; II. 75.
Kalauria, a nymph, I. 36.
Kalêjawâli, a title of Sîtalâ, I. 126.
Kalhans Râjput sept, worship of Ratan Pânrê, I.
192;
totemism, II. 149.
Kâlî, worship of, I. 3, 73, 85, 143, 283;
human sacrifice in honour of, II. 171.
Kâlidâs, worship of, I. 196.
Kâlî Devî, worship of, II. 170.
Kâlikâ Bhawâni, worship of, I. 129, 205.
Kâlî Sinh, worship of, II. 132.
Kâliyâ, a water demon, I. 42.
Kalki, an incarnation, II. 156, 205.
Kalmashapada, legend of, II. 168.
Kalpadruma, Kalpataru, Kalpavriksha, a sacred tree, II. 87.
Kâlu Kahâr, worship of, II. 82.
Kaluva, worship of, II. 81.
Kalyân Bhârati, a saint, I. 220.
Kâmadeva, vehicle of, II. 156.
Kâmadhenu, Kâmaduh, a sacred cow, I. 38; II. 232.
Kamâlo, a saint, I. 221.
Kâmi tribe, funeral rites, II. 71.
Kanchhedan rite, I. 242.
Kânhpuriya Râjput sept, tribal deity of, I. 85.
Kankeswarî, worship of, II. 176.
Kanphata Jogi sect, I. 242; II. 105.
Kansâsura, the godling of brass, II. 12.
Kantakasaiyya, the nail bed, I. 92.
Kapâlakriya, the rite, I. 239.
Kapila, a saint, I. 35;
the elephant, II. 239.
Karama, a sacred tree, I. 40; II. 87, 94;
the dance, II. 95.
Karamnâsa, an ill-omened river, I. 40.
Kâran tribe, marriage rites, II. 46.
Karana, legend of, I. 181.
Kârê Gorê Deo, worship of, I. 206.
Kârewar, the dragon, II. 129.
Kargas, the, II. 158.
Karhâda Brâhmans, human sacrifice, II. 170.
Karkotaka, a serpent king, I. 42; II. 126.
Karl, the Great, I. 283.
Karpûratilaka, a Yogini, I. 129.
Kârttikeya, vehicle of, II. 156.
Kasera caste, respect for brass, II. 12.
Kâsi Bâba, worship of, I. 145.
Kasyapa, legend of, II. 127.
Kâthi tribe, sun worship, I. 9.
Kathkâri tribe, disinterring corpses, II. 65.
Kattarpâr, Kattipen, a godling of ravines, I. 62.
Kauamudika, a Yogini, I. 129.
Kaumârî, a Mother, I. 112.
Kaur tribe, Satî worship, I. 187.
Kâwaj, a water godling, I. 47.
Kâvasth tribe, worship of Chitragupta, I. 196.
Keening, I. 168; II. 55.
Kelpie, the, I. 44.
Kerâr Bîr, worship of, I. 254.
Kerberos, II. 218.
Kesi, II. 206.
Ketu, the eclipse demon, I. 19.
Kewat caste, use of blood, II. 173.
Khabîsh, worship of, I. 260.
Khâha, a totem sept, II. 151.
Khair, a sacred tree, II. 106.
Khalârî Mâta, worship of, I. 114.
Khandê Râo, worship of, II. 219.
Khândh tribe, ancestor worship, I. 179;
barrenness charms, I. 226;
god of boundaries, I. 290;
theory of disease, I. 124;
godling of ravines, I. 62;
human sacrifice, II. 169;
snake worship, II. 131;
totemism, II. 154;
respect for trees, II. 90.
Khandoba, worship of, I. 90; II. 219.
Khanzab, a demon, II. 22.
Khapra Bâba, worship of, II. 197.
Khar Pûjâ, the, I. 32.
Khara, a demon, II. 209.
Kharbar Bîr, a demon, I. 254.
Kharg Joginî, sacred fire of, II. 196.
Khariya tribe, ancestor worship, I. 178;
sun worship, I. 9;
tattooing, II. 31;
oath on the tiger, II. 213;
totemism, II. 155, 159.
Kharwâr tribe, use of amulets, II. 40;
theory of disease, I. 124;
worship of Dulha Deo, I. 120;
earth worship, I. 32;
ghost legend, II. 76;
sacred groves, II. 90;
device to scare hail, I. 79;
human sacrifice, II. 169;
worship of the Karam tree, II. 87;
marriage of Mûchak Rânî, II. 322;
rag offerings, I. 163;
expulsion of rinderpest, I. 170;
snake legend, II. 143;
sun worship, I. 9;
prejudice against cutting trees, II. 87;
legend of the Vetâla, II. 76.
Khasiya tribe, tree burial, II. 85.
Khera, worship of, I. 105.
Khera Devata, worship of, I. 106.
Kherapat, a village priest, II. 320.
Kheshgi Pathân tribe, respect for the pigeon, II. 246.
Khetpâl, Khetrapâla, worship of, I. 84, 105; II. 227.
Khicha Pûjâ, the, II. 221.
Khodiâr, a Mother, I. 113.
Khor, a cause of disease, I. 124.
Khwâja Habîb, Ajami, a Pîr, I. 203.
Khwâja Hasan Basri, a Pîr, I. 203.
Khwâja Khizr, the water godling, I. 47, 74.
Kîkar, a sacred tree, II. 114.
King held responsible for drought, I. 75.
Kinship of men and animals, II. 201.
Kirani Mâta, worship of, I. 215.
Kiraniya, a royal parasol, I. 8.
Kirâtadevî, worship of, I. 94.
Kirni, the, II. 158.
Kisân tribe, ancestor worship, I. 178;
sacred groves, II. 90;
sun worship, I. 9;
tattooing, II. 31;
tiger worship, II. 213.
Kite, the, II. 251.
Kliddo, a sprite, II. 92.
Knife, a protection against Bhûts, II. 13.
Knockers, the, I. 285.
Knots, mystic power of, I. 77; II. 43, 45.
Kobolds, the, I. 285.
Koboli, the, I. 285.
Kodapen, worship of, II. 208.
Koi tribe, dog worship, II. 219.
Kol tribe, the couvade, I. 276;
disease godlings, I. 136;
mode of divination, I. 153;
respect for eels, II. 255;
ghosts of persons killed by tigers, I. 267;
sacred groves, II. 90;
marriage rites, II. 103;
measuring grain at marriages, I. 104;
mountain worship, I. 61;
worship of Nâga Era, I. 45;
appointment of priest, II. 189;
worship of Râja Lâkhan, I. 198;
snake goddess, II. 131;
sun worship, I. 10;
tree deities, II. 103;
tree marriage, II. 116, 119;
witch-finding, II. 275.
Koli tribe, theory of disease, I. 124;
theory about second marriages, I. 235;
recalling the ghost, II. 71.
Korwa tribe, use of amulets, II. 40;
ancestor worship, I. 177 sq.;
cave deities, I. 284;
dread of caves, I. 284; dreams, I. 232;
belief in the Churel, I. 271;
earth worship, I. 32;
dread of earthquakes, I. 35;
theory of ghosts, I. 232;
mountain worship, I. 61;
belief in omens, II. 49;
ploughing ceremonies, II. 290;
rag offerings, I. 161;
rain charming, I. 74;
disease scapegoats, I. 169;
storm charming, I. 81;
sun worship, I. 9;
tattooing, II. 31.
Koskinomantis, the, II. 189.
Kotî Rânî, worship of, I. 62.
Kravyâda, a title of the Râkshasa, I. 246.
Krishna, worship of, I. 3, 17, 42, 78, 161; II. 229.
Kshetrapâla, a warden deity, I. 84.
Kshetrapati, cow sacrifice in honour of, II. 227.
Kudkhyo, the rite, II. 291.
Kujur, a totem sept, II. 150.
Kûkar Deora, the, I. 221.
Kûki tribe, theory of disease, I. 124;
funeral rites, II. 65.
Kuladevatâ, a mother, I. 112.
Kumbhakarana, a demon, II. 300.
Kumhâr tribe, totemism, II. 149, 154;
worship of the horse, II. 208;
worship of Prajapati, I. 196.
Kumuda, the elephant, II. 239.
Kunbi tribe, ancestor worship, I. 179;
birth rites, II. 120;
respect for the cocoanut, II. 106;
respect for dust, I. 28;
horse worship, II. 208;
respect for the Nîm tree, II. 106;
parturition charm, II. 120;
use of rice at marriages, II. 26;
sheep worship, I. 164;
totemism, II. 149;
tree marriage, II. 102, 117.
Kunjara Mani, the, II. 240.
Kunwar Dhîr, worship of, I. 205.
Kur tribe, mountain worship, I. 61;
sun worship, I. 10.
Kur Deo, a guardian godling, I. 137.
Kurku tribe, use of cow’s blood, II. 234;
disease godlings, I. 137;
barring the ghost, II. 62;
identification of the village godlings, I. 103;
mountain worship, I. 61;
sun worship, I. 10.
Kûrma, an incarnation, II. 156.
Kurmi tribe. See Kunbi.
Kusa grass, sacred, II. 29.
Kusaputra rite, II. 75.
Kûsmânda, worship of, I. 94.
La Bella Marte, invocation of, I. 69.
Label, a protective, II. 36.
Ladder for the ghost, II. 60.
Laghû, worship of, II. 181.
Lakara, a totem sept, II. 151.
Lakes, sacred, I. 54.
Lâkhdâta, the saint, I. 208.
Lakshmî, worship of, II. 100, 190.
Lâlanwâla, a saint, I. 208.
Lâl Beg, a saint, I. 196, 203; II. 206.
Lalitâ, worship of, I. 119.
Lâl Pîr, a saint, I. 203.
Lamas, control over the weather, I. 67.
Lame demons, I. 280.
Lamia, I. 2.
Lamkariyâ, sister of Sîtalâ, I. 128.
Lamp, to light the soul, II. 55;
magic, I. 219;
charm to stop rain, I. 76;
rock cave, I. 285;
worship, I. 93.
Lampblack, a protective, I. 28, 93; II. 3, 29.
Landslip, demon of, I. 264.
Langra Târ, worship of, I. 205.
Lankhinî, worship of, I. 95.
Last, dead, spirit of, I. 46;
tree of the forest, II. 84.
Last, shoemaker’s, a fetish, II. 186.
Lâth Bhairon, worship of, II. 109.
Latora Bîr, worship of, I. 255.
Learning, charm to gain, I. 222.
Leather, a protective, II. 33.
Lemuri, the, I. 259.
Lengthening, ghost’s power of, I. 250.
Leper, sacrificed, II. 169.
Leprehaun, the, I. 287; II. 77.
Leprosy, caused by Vâsuki, II. 137;
caused by telling lies in a grove, II. 91;
cured at a shrine, I. 221;
cured at a tank, I. 58 sq.;
theory of, I. 125.
Letters, protection of, from the Evil Eye, II. 10.
Liberalia, festival, the, II. 321.
Lice, produced by a curse, I. 125.
Life Index, the, I. 250; II. 71.
Lighting the departing soul, II. 55.
Lightning scared by nudity, I. 69;
goddess of, I. 224.
Likeness, dislike to having taken, I. 233.
Lilith, I. 128, 279.
Limbu tribe, barring the ghost, II. 57.
Lingam, watered to bring rain, I. 73, 76.
Lingâyat sect, burial rites, I. 30;
flagellation, I. 155;
worship of Chambasâpa, I. 183.
Lingo, the progenitor of the Gonds, I. 284.
Lingri Pîr, worship of, I. 161.
Lion, the, II. 210;
of Ahmad Khân, I. 219.
Lizard, blood of, II. 20;
omens from, II. 50.
Local godlings, worship of, I. 94.
Lockjaw, charm to cure, I. 131.
Locusts, scaring of, II. 302.
Lodhi tribe, use of rice, II. 27.
Lodi Pathân tribe, totemism, II. 150.
Loha, Lohajangha, a demon, I. 252.
Lohâsura, the godling of iron, II. 12.
Lohû river, the, I. 248.
Lokapâlas, the, II. 239.
Lonâ Chamârin, the witch, I. 151, 160; II. 285.
Lonâsura, a lake demon, I. 54.
Looking back, II. 57.
Lorik, legend of, II. 160.
Lota, the, a protective, II. 16.
Lot’s wife, II. 57.
Lotus, a sacred plant, II. 86.
Lough Neagh, legend of, I. 57.
Love knot, the, II. 46.
Lupercalia, the, I. 100, 225; II. 321.
Lycanthropy, II. 211.
Machalinda, a snake king, II. 142.
Madain, worship of, II. 125.
Madâri, Faqîr, the, I. 216.
Mâgh tribe, funeral rites, II. 56;
prejudice against cutting trees, II. 87.
Magic, circle, the, I. 103, 142; II. 41;
sympathetic, I. 66, 78, 146; II. 52, 185, 251;
trees, II. 87.
Mahâbrâhmans, functions of, I. 171; II. 70, 191.
Mahâdâni Deo, a demon, I. 284.
Mahâmâi, worship of, I. 85, 126; II. 181.
Mahendrî, worship of, I. 112.
Mahenî, worship of, I. 193.
Maheshwari, a Mother, I. 112.
Mahishâsura, a demon, I. 45; II. 237.
Mahishoba, worship of, I. 45; II. 237.
Mahua tree, respect for, I. 90; II. 102 sq.;
of marriage, I. 163; II. 102 sq.,
116.
Mâî Aeshan, worship of, I. 209.
Maiden in a tree, II. 88.
Mainpât, a mountain deity, I. 61.
Majhwâr tribe. See Mânjhi.
Makan Deo, a demon, I. 216.
Makara, a vehicle, II. 156.
Makhdûm Sâhib, a saint, I. 221.
Mâl tribe, use of necklaces, II. 45;
food for the dead, II. 70.
Malahâri bird, the, II. 248.
Malâmat Shâh, a saint, I. 219.
Malayagandhinî, a Yogini, I. 129.
Maler tribe, use of blood, II. 20;
tree burial, II. 85;
worship of Dwâra Gusâîn, I. 104.
Malevolent dead, worship of, I. 230 sqq.
Malik Ambar, a saint, I. 258.
Malinâth, a Pîr, I. 206.
Mâl Pahariya tribe, use of necklaces, II. 45;
sacrifice to the dead, II. 70.
Malsara, worship of, II. 220.
Mâma Devî, worship of, I. 117.
Mamduh, a ghost, I. 252.
Mâna Sarovara, lake, I. 54.
Mânasa, worship of, I. 214.
Mandâkarni, legend of, I. 57.
Mandâkini river, legend of, I. 39, 55.
Mandila, Mandila Devî, sister of Sîtalâ, I. 128.
Mandrake, the, I. 226.
Mangar tribe, funeral rites, II. 60.
Mangesar, a hill godling, I. 63.
Mango, a sacred tree, II. 109 sq.
Mang tribe, respect for the bamboo, II. 113;
use of sacred grass, II. 30.
Mânjhi tribe, cannibalism, II. 168;
mode of repelling the Churel, I. 271;
food for the dead, II. 70;
earth worship, I. 32;
Karama dance, II. 95;
belief in omens, II. 49;
theory of the Râkshasa, I. 233;
Saturnalia, II. 97.
Mâno, a bugaboo, II. 82.
Manoratha dayaka, a sacred tree, II. 87.
Mansa Ram, ghost of, I. 253.
Mantikora, the tiger, II. 217.
Mantra, a spell, I. 150.
Manushgandha, I. 246.
Marakî, a cholera Mother, I. 113.
Marang Bûra, a mountain deity, I. 61.
Marathon, ghosts at, I. 259.
Mare, the, in folk-lore, I. 212;
of Gûga, I. 212.
Marî Bhawâni, Marî Mâî, the goddess of pestilence, I. 137, 142, 146.
Mârid, the, I. 266.
Marine products, protectives, II. 16.
Mâriya Gond tribe, worship of Bhîmsen, I. 90;
tree burial, II. 85.
Mariyamma, worship of, I. 72.
Mârjanî, a Yogini, I. 129.
Mârkandeya, legend of, II. 98.
Marriage, to animals, II. 119;
to a bird, I. 236; II. 119;
of brother and sister, I. 36;
causing showers, I. 75;
to a god, I. 109; II. 118;
of Ghâzi Miyân, I. 207;
godling of, I. 119;
of powers of vegetation, I. 207; II. 322;
to a sword, II. 185;
to trees, II. 115;
tree of, II. 102;
of the Tulasi and Sâlagrâma, I. 49.
Martyrs, worship of, I. 201.
Marutputra, a title of Hanumân, I. 88.
Maruts, the, I. 2, 78.
Masân, worship of, I. 133, 259.
Masânî, sister of Sîtalâ, I. 128.
Mâta, the small-pox goddess, I. 103, 126.
Mâta Janamî, Mâta Januvî, the goddess of births, I. 115.
Mâta Pûjâ, the, I. 132.
Mâtâlî, a Yogini, I. 129.
Mâtangî, worship of, I. 94, 132.
Maternal uncle, position of, I. 155; II. 8, 60.
Matmangara rite, I. 27, 292.
Mâtrî Pûjâ, the, I. 113.
Matronalia Festa, the, II. 321.
Matsya, an incarnation, II. 156.
Mattiwâh, the, I. 102.
Maun Charaun, rite, II. 233.
May feast, the, II. 322.
Maypole, the, II. 86.
Mâyâ, worship of, I. 111.
Measurement, mystic effect of, I. 104; II. 311.
Megha Râja, a rain godling, I. 74.
Mekhâsura, worship of, II. 226.
Mela Devî, worship of, I. 133.
Melusina, II. 126.
Menstruation, I. 273; II. 20.
Mer tribe, human sacrifice, II. 169.
Merhalâ, sister of Sîtalâ, I. 128.
Mermaid, the, II. 126.
Meshâsura, worship of, II. 226.
Metamorphosis into tigers, II. 216.
Meteors, I. 82.
Mhâr tribe, respect for the bamboo, II. 113;
use of bread, II. 26;
food for the dead, II. 69;
nudity rite, I. 68.
Mice, rites to avert, II. 301.
Mihilâ, sister of Sîtalâ, I. 128.
Milk, drinking of, I. 237;
drunk by Bhûts, I. 237;
offered to the Nâga, II. 129
sq.;
poured on the ground, I. 26;
prejudice against using, II. 236;
protection of, from the Evil Eye, II. 10;
a protective, II. 28;
river flowing with, I. 39;
of a tigress, II. 215;
produced from a well, I. 51.
Milky Way, the, I. 25.
Mimosa tree, respect for, II. 106.
Mîna tribe, animal worship, II. 157.
Mine, spirits of, I. 282.
Mîr Abdul Ala, a saint, I. 220.
Mîrân Sâhib, a saint, I. 216.
Mîri tribe, respect for the tiger, II. 215.
Mirrors, belief regarding, I. 233; II. 35.
Mr. Miacca, II. 82.
Mitthu Bhûkhiya, worship of, I. 197.
Miyân Ahmad, a saint, I. 219.
Miyân Rajjab, a Pîr, I. 205.
Mnevis, worship of, II. 229.
Modh Brâhmans, marriage rites, II. 8.
Mohinî, worship of, I. 95.
Momiâî, II. 176.
Momiâiwâla Sahib, the, II. 177.
Monkey, bones of, I. 89;
euphemism, II. 54;
feeding of, I. 88;
hunting, II. 322;
marrying, I. 89; II. 119;
omens from, II. 49;
respect for, I. 86, 88;
sacrifice of, II. 322;
worship of, I. 86.
Moon, drinking the, I. 14;
abode of the dead, I. 18;
emblem drawn on houses as a protective, I. 160;
connected with the hare, II. 50;
new, of Bhâdon, I. 17;
phases of, I. 13;
spots, I. 13;
worship of, I. 12 sq.
Morgan La Fay, I. 45.
Moses, rod of, II. 178.
Mothers, worship of the, I. 111;
Mother Satî, I. 188.
Motirâm, worship of, I. 197.
Mountain deities, I. 62;
worship of, I. 60.
Mouse, the, II. 241.
Mouth, a spirit entry, I. 240.
Mrigasiras, the constellation, I. 25.
Muâsi tribe, respect for the bamboo, II. 113;
dancing, I. 154.
Mûchak Rânî, worship of, II. 322.
Muhammad, a Pîr, I. 202.
Muîn-ud-dîn Chishti, a saint, I. 214.
Mukâî, a ghost, I. 269.
Mukmum, a sacred tree, I. 104.
Mûla, the asterism, I. 24, 277.
Mummy, use of, II. 176.
Munda tribe, barring the ghost, II. 62;
human sacrifice, II. 170;
rice-sowing ceremony, II. 292.
Mungoose, omens from the, II. 48;
in the Bethgelert legend, II. 221.
Mûnj grass, sacred, II. 30.
Murmu tribe, totemism, II. 158.
Music, a demon scarer, I. 168.
Mustard, a spirit scarer, I. 80, 273; II. 28.
Mûth, the, II. 266.
Mutilation, I. 280; II. 66;
of witches, II. 282.
Mutua Devata, worship of, I. 103, 137.
Mysteries, use of dust in, I. 30.