D.
Dâbh grass, sacred, I. 160.
Dadhicha, II. [205].
Dadhikra, II. [204].
Dadhyanch, II. [205].
Dâdu, a saint, I. 184.
Dæmon, the, I. 234.
Dafâli caste, priests of the Pîr, I. 206.
Daharchandi posts, the, I. 101.
Daitra Bîr, I. 255.
Daitya, the, I. 255.
Daitya ka Hâr, the, I. 256.
Dâkinî, the, I. 94.
Daksha, legend of, I. 12.
Dalbhyeswara, a weather godling, I. 66.
Dalhâm, the, I. 267.
Dânapurwâla Sâhib, the, II. [179].
Dance, sacred, I. 154; II. [95].
Dando, a ghost, I. 262.
Dâng Diwâlî feast, the, II. [297].
Dano, the, I. 233, 253, 284.
Dantadhâvana, the, II. [89].
Dântan Deo, worship of, I. 119.
Darbha grass, sacred, I. 273; II. [29].
Darha, worship of, II. [113], [192].
Darrapât Deo, a hill godling, I. 62.
Dasaratha, legend of, I. 228.
Dast-i-ghâib, the, I. 214.
Dattâtreya, a saint, I. 196; II. [220].
Days, lucky and unlucky, II. [52].
Dead, offerings to, II. [68];
road of the, II. [55].
Death summons, the, I. 256;
well of, II. [215].
Deazil, rite of, I. 11.
Debt, removed at a tank, I. 59.
Deerhurst, dragon of, II. [130].
Demeter, worship of, I. 26, 117.
Deo, the, I. 253.
Deohâr, a shrine, I. 97; II. [164].
Deorâsan, a demon, I. 62.
Deota, the, I. 3.
Deothân feast, the, II. [300].
Desauli feast, the, II. [325].
Deserts, a haunt of Bhûts, I. 278.
Deva, the, I. 3.
Devadekhni, the, I. 84.
Devak, the, II. [155].
Devaki, daughter of, I. 94.
Devasena, a Mother, I. 112.
Devî, worship of, I. 62, 84, 125, 236.
Devî Dâî, worship of, I. 32.
Devil, clubfooted, I. 280.
Devil’s Punch Bowl, the, I. 54.
Dhâk, a sacred tree, II. [111].
Dhâman snake, the, II. [141].
Dhanchirya bird, the, II. [249].
Dhângar tribe, barring the ghost, II. [58];
worship of Râhu, I. 19;
totemism, II. [150].
Dhânuk tribe, ghost worship, I. 198.
Dhanwantara, legend of, I. 196; II. [285].
Dharitrî, worship of, I. 26.
Dharkâr tribe, hill worship, I. 62.
Dharmasila, a sacred hill, I. 64.
Dharmdevata, a title of the sun, I. 9.
Dharmi, a title of the sun, I. 10.
Dhartî Mâta, worship of, I. 26, 32.
Dhela Chauth Mela, the, I. 16.
Dhenuâr tribe, totemism, II. [159].
Dhenuka, a demon, II. [208].
Dhor tribe, marriage rites, II. [47].
Dhriti, a Mother, I. 112.
Dhruva, legend of, I. 24.
Diamond, legend of, II. [18].
Diarmid, legend of, II. [154].
Dichali, godling of death, I. 136.
Dih, worship of, I. 95.
Dill, a protective, II. [25].
Direction of village shrines, I. 96.
Dirty places, haunts of Bhûts, I. 293.
Disease, charms, I. 159;
cured by fetish stones, II. [182];
cured by the nudity charm, I. 70, 72;
demoniacal theory of, I. 123;
exorcism of, I. 146;
godlings of, I. 123;
scapegoats, I. 169;
transference of, I. 164, 290.
Distillers, worship of, I. 183.
Diuli ceremony, the, I. 165.
Diwâlî festival, the, II. [295];
water drawn at, I. 50;
return of spirits at, II. [74], [296].
Dnyândeva, worship of, I. 196.
Dog, connected with Bhairon, I. 108, 160; II. [219];
bite, charm for, I. 151;
a destroyer of corpses, II. [219];
respect paid to grave of, II. [220];
fairy, I. 243;
associated with spirits, II. [222];
tongue of, II. [223];
tortured to stop rain, I. 77;
wild, II. [223];
worship of, II. [218].
Dokarkaswa, a bugaboo, II. [82].
Dokhutiya, the, II. [174].
Doll producing water, I. 50.
Dom tribe, respect for iron, II. [12];
for the Nîm tree, II. [106];
worship of Gandak, I. 197.
Domunha snake, the, II. [137].
Dove, the, II. [246].
Drac, a water demon, I. 44.
Dragon, the, II. [158];
cave of, II. [130] sq.;
sacred, II. [129].
Drake, Sir F., I. 256.
Draupadî, worship of, I. 94, 199.
Dreams, savage theory of, I. 231.
Drona Achârya, worship of, I. 196.
Drowned people, ghosts of, I. 45.
Drowning people, prejudice against saving, I. 46.
Drum, beaten at shrines, I. 95, 99;
sacred, I. 28, 108.
Dûb grass, sacred, I. 49; II. [29], [45].
Duck, used in disease transference, I. 165.
Dûdha Mâî, worship of, II. [181].
Dûlha Deo, worship of, I. 75, 119, 292; II. [312].
Dûnd, the headless horseman, I. 256.
Dundhas, a Râkshasî, II. [313].
Dundubhi, a buffalo demon, II. [237].
Dung, offensive to Bhûts, II. [36].
Dûngar Deo, worship of, I. 61, 103.
Durgâ Devî, vehicle of, II. [156];
worship of, I. 3, 94; II. [108].
Durgâ Kâlî, sister of Sîtalâ, I. 129.
Durgâgiya Deota, II. [322].
Dûrva grass, sacred, II. [29].
Dusâdh tribe, worship of Gauraiya, I. 197;
of Râhu, I. 19;
of Salhes, I. 197.
Dust, mystic power of, I. 28.
Dwâra Gusâîn, worship of, I. 104.
Dwârapâla, a guardian deity, I. 84.
Dyaus, worship of, I. 5, 36.
Dyers, saint of, I. 203.
Dying man laid on the ground, I. 27; II. [55].