G.
Gabriel’s Hounds, I. 245.
Gâê Jâtra, the, II. [233].
Gâikwârs, ancestor worship, I. 181.
Gaja Mukta, the, II. [240].
Gâlava, legend of, II. [204].
Gallows, superstition regarding, I. 226.
Gambling in folk-tales, II. [160].
Ganapati, worship of, I. 90, 95.
Gandak, worship of, I. 197.
Gândharî, legend of, I. 127.
Ganesa, worship of, I. 110, 160;
connected with the elephant, II. [239];
legend of, I. 13;
vehicle of, II. [156];
worship of, I. 49, 84.
Ganga Jâtra, the, II. [169].
Gangânâth, worship of, I. 194.
Ganges, worship of, I. 35.
Ganor, queen of, I. 195.
Gansâm, worship of, I. 117.
Gantarâm, worship of, II. [182].
Gânwdevata, a village godling, I. 96; II. [164].
Ganymede, I. 119.
Gardener, a priest of Sîtalâ, I. 131.
Gârdevî, a river spirit, I. 43.
Garha Era, worship of, I. 45.
Garland, a protective, II. [36].
Garlic, a protective, II. [35].
Garo tribe, bridegroom capture, I. 121;
theory of disease, I. 124;
worship of the bamboo, II. [113].
Garuda, II. [138], [158], [165], [248].
Gâû Mâta, worship of, II. [233].
Gauhar Shâh, a saint, I. 189.
Gaur Râjput sept, ghost of, I. 253.
Gauraiya, worship of, I. 197.
Gaurî, worship of, I. 49, 112; II. [157].
Gaurochana, II. [228].
Gaurua, the, II. [42].
Gautam Râjput sept, sword worship, II. [185].
Gautama, legend of, I. 13;
well of, I. 52.
Gayâl, the, I. 234.
Gâyatrî, the, I. 8; II. [232].
Gendâ Bîr, worship of, I. 254.
Gettysburg, ghosts at, I. 259.
Getuli, the, I. 285.
Ghaddâr, the, I. 267.
Ghadsi tribe, legend of the sandal, II. [114].
Ghâgarapen, worship of, I. 168.
Ghanta Karana, worship of, I. 84, 137.
Ghasiya tribe, ancestor worship, I. 176;
barring the ghost, II. [59];
worship of Dulha Deo, I. 120;
earth worship, I. 32;
moon legend, I. 21;
tattooing, II. [32].
Ghataut, the, I. 115.
Ghatotkacha, worship of, I. 94.
Ghaus-ul-Azam, the saint, I. 216.
Ghâzi Miyân, a saint, I. 203 sqq.;
marriage of, II. [324].
Ghâziya, worship of, I. 217.
Ghentu, the itch godling, I. 136.
Ghergis, I. 48.
Ghi, a protective, II. [28].
Ghisâdi tribe, respect for dogs, II. [220].
Ghoghar, a bugaboo, II. [82].
Ghoradeva, worship of, II. [208].
Ghost, barring of, II. [55];
departure facilitated, II. [55];
detection of, by the Ojha, I. 152;
friendly, II. [76];
dread of the foam of the horse, II. [207];
power of lengthening themselves, II. [75];
of murdered persons, I. 234;
occupying the body during a dream, I. 232;
recalling, II. [72];
resting-place for, II. [58];
of trees, II. [77];
fear of running water, II. [72].
Ghostly Army, the, I. 258.
Ghoul, the, I. 267.
Ghraukâ Devî, worship of, I. 133.
Ghûl, the, I. 267.
Gideon, fleece of, I. 49.
Gira, the, I. 270.
Glashan, the, II. [77].
Glass, a spirit scarer, II. [35].
Goat, blood of, offered, I. 98;
dung used in charming rain and hail, I. 77, 80;
offered to Nanda Devî, I. 173;
habit of shaking or shivering, I. 263; II. [224];
connected with totemism, II. [225].
God, marriage to a, I. 109; II. [118].
Godâm, rite, I. 132.
Godiva, legend of, I. 68; II. [47].
Godling, identification of, I. 100;
local, I. 94;
pure and impure, I. 4.
Goea, I. 26.
Goghar kâ Dhâr, a sacred hill, I. 64.
Gohem, a cholera godling, I. 136.
Gold, house of, I. 39;
producing animals, II. [134];
a protective, II. [15].
Gond tribe, ancestor worship, I. 178;
worship of Bhîmsen, I. 66, 90;
expulsion of cholera, I. 144;
cow-killing, II. [234];
respect for the dog, II. [221];
worship of Dulha Deo, I. 119;
procedure in cases of fascination, II. [37];
worship of Gansâm, I. 118, 172;
worship of Ghâgarapen, I. 168;
horse worship, II. [208];
human sacrifice, II. [170], [176];
their progenitor Lingo, I. 284;
identification of local godlings, I. 101;
marriage rites, I. 239;
river demons, worship of, I. 43;
saturnalia, II. [324];
tiger worship, I. 268;
tree burial, II. [103].
Goose, the, II. [247];
used in disease transference, I. 165;
vehicle of Brahma, II. [156].
Gopâla, worship of, II. [229].
Gorakhnâth, the saint, I. 91, 212; II. [129].
Gor Bâba, a godling. I. 84.
Goreswara, a title of Siva, I. 84.
Goril, a godling, I. 156.
Govardhan, Brâhmans, birth rites, II. [105];
ceremony, II. [296];
hill of, II. [180].
Govinda, worship of, II. [229].
Grace giving, II. [11].
Grahadhâra, a name of the Pole Star, I. 25.
Grain, a protective, II. [26];
sprinkledover a bride, II. [26];
measurement of, II. [311].
Grâmadevatâ, the village godling, I. 94, 96; II. [163].
Grass, a protective, I. 22; II. [29];
ring of, II. [43].
Grasshopper, the, II. [256].
Grease, hateful to fairies, I. 243.
Great Bear, the, I. 24.
Griffin, the, II. [158].
Grindstone, a fetish, II. [166].
Ground, sleeping on the, I. 237.
Grove, planting of, a religious duty, II. [86];
sacred, II. [90].
Gudeman’s Croft, I. 278; II. [92].
Gûga, worship of, I. 206, 211; II. [122];
mare of, I. 212; II. [206];
connected with snake worship, I. 212.
Gûjar tribe, use of amulets, II. [40];
cow worship, II. [233];
patron saint of, I. 210.
Gûlar, a sacred tree, II. [99];
wood used in laying spirits, I. 102.
Gun-firing at childbirth, I. 169;
to scare the cholera demon, I. 141.
Gurang Mâpa, a Râkshasa, I. 250.
Gurda, the sacred chain, I. 99, 155.
Gurtûtna rite, the, II. [324].
Gurui festival, the, II. [139].
Gururu, the, II. [42].
Gusâîn sect, disposal of the dead, I. 185.
Gwydion, legend of, I. 26.
Gyges, tale of, II. [43].
Gypsies, notorious for witchcraft, II. [261];
descended from the sun and moon, II. [150];
respect for the fir tree, II. [86].