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Sacred groves (or thánsális), [35]

Sacrifice of animals, [29], [41]

Sadiya, original seat of Chutiyá Kingdom, [90]

Sangla tree, [20]

Śanti-jal, water used for ceremonial purification, [29]

Śaraniyas, (see Maháliyás), [5]

Seasons, personified, [59]

Sengfáng, name of male clan, [27]

Service in lieu of brideprice, [44]
among Chutiyás, [95]

Sessamum as a totem, [25]

Shares in inherited property, [32]

Sibing-ároi, Kachári clan, [25]

Siju plant, held sacred, [30]

Silá-rai as a deity, [38]

Silk (eri) culture, [19]

Silkworms, [19]

Śiva worshipped by Meches in place of Bathau, [82]

Solanimiyas, statistics of, [5]

Songs sung at festivals, [51]

Spirits (distilled), [19]

Spirits unable to cross water, [47]

Squirrel, as a totem, [27]

Śraddha (among Hájongs), [87]
(observed by Meches), [83]

Śrī, god of good luck, [57]

Survival after death, [38]

Swarga-ároi, clan of, [24]