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HADAL: Ghost of a woman who dies within ten days of childbirth or during menses.
HADALI: See Hadal.
HÁJ: A pilgrim.
HAJÁM: A caste of barbers or an individual of it.
HALÁHAL: A sort of deadly poison produced at the churning of the ocean.
HANSA: A goose.
HANUMÁN: Name of a deity in the form of a monkey. He was a great devotee of Ráma.
HANUMÁN-JAYANTI: The full-moon-day of chaitra celebrated as the birthday of Hanumán.
HAR: A name of Shiva.
HARDA: A garland of balls made of sugar.
HARDÁS: One who performs Kathás that is relates stories of Hindu deities to the accompaniment of music.
HARDE: Myrobalan.
HARI: A name of Vishnu.
HARISCHANDRA: Name of a mythological king.
HARITÁLIKA: The third day of the bright half of Bhádrapad on which images of Párvati made of earth are worshipped by women.
HARIVANSHA: Name of a purán.
HASTA: Name of a constellation.
HATHADI: An order of ghosts.
HÁTHI: An elephant.
HAVAN: A sacrificial offering.
HEDAMATIO: A name of Hanumán.
HEDAMBA: Name of a giantess.
HEDLI: An order of ghosts.
HEMANT-RITU: Winter.
HIDIMBA: Name of a giantess.
HIJADA: A eunuch.
HINGLÁJ: Name of a goddess.
HIRANYAKASHIPU: Name of a demon.
HIRANYAKASHYAPU: Name of a demon.
HIRANYÁKSHA: Name of a demon.
HIRWA: An order of ghosts.
HOL: Name of a goddess.
HOLI: A festival held at the approach of the vernal equinox. The pile arranged to be kindled at the festival.
HOLIA: A boy who takes an active part in the Holi celebrations.
HOLIKA: Name of a goddess.
HOLO: A species of birds.
HOMA: A sacrifice.
HOMAHAVAN: A formation expressing comprehensively or collectively, the several acts and points appertaining to oblation by fire: also any one indefinely of these acts and points.
HOW: Name of a demon.
HUMBAD: A caste of Vániás or an individual of it.
HUTÁSHANI: The pile arranged to be kindled at the festival of Holi.