H.
Hadakâî, worship of, I. 113.
Hadal, a Daitya, I. 255.
Hail, I. 78;
scaring the demon of, I. 79;
persons who control, I. 80;
cutting hailstones, I. 79.
Hair, cutting, II. [66];
a deus ex machinâ, II. [67];
of the elephant’s tail, II. [240];
growing as a form of curse, I. 239; II. [67];
bride’s hair parting marked with red, II. [173];
respect for, II. [66];
scraper, a fetish, II. [186];
a spirit entry, I. 107;
used in witchcraft; I. 280; II. [277].
Hajar-ul-Aswad, the, II. [180].
Halâlkhor tribe, burial rites, I. 30.
Halkhyo rite, II. [291].
Hand, of Glory, the, I. 261; II. [177], [245];
clapping, I. 168, 241;
laying on of hands, I. 242;
the hidden, I. 214;
a spirit entry, I. 241;
spread, II. [39].
Hangman’s rope, the, I. 226.
Hansa, the, II. [247].
Hanumân, invoked in spells, I. 150;
a village godling, I. 87;
emblem of virile power, I. 87;
fetish worship of, II. [181];
worship of, I. 85;
worshipped by wrestlers, I. 87.
Harbu, a Pîr, I. 206.
Harda, Hardaul Lâla, Hardaur Lâla, Hardiha, Hardiya, worship of, I. 138 sq.
Hare, the, II. [243];
bone of, II. [45];
euphemism, II. [54];
in the moon, I. 13; II. [50];
omens from, II. [48], [50];
sites selected by, II. [50].
Hari tribe, marriage rites, II. [46].
Hari Sinh, worship of, II. [132].
Hariyâri Pûjâ, the rite of, I. 32.
Harrow used in charming away rain, I. 77.
Harshu Pânrê, worship of, I. 191.
Hasan, a Pîr, I. 202.
Hat, the wishing, I. 214.
Hatâdiya, a sacred bull, II. [235].
Hathîlê, worship of, I. 205.
Hatthî, a cholera goddess, I. 146.
Havva, an evil spirit, I. 115; II. [82].
Hawthorn tree, respect for, II. [86].
Hayagrîva, Hayasiras, Hayasîrsha, horse worship of Vishnu, II. [205] sq.
Hazrat Dâûd, a saint, I. 203.
Hazrat Pîr Zari, a saint, I. 217.
Head, of victim, I. 96;
a spirit entry, I. 158, 238.
Headache, charm to remove, I. 151.
Headless horseman, the, I. 217, 256.
Headman worshipped, I. 178.
Healer developing into a god, I. 147.
Hearth, respect for, I. 292.
Hedali, a Daitya, I. 255.
Heir identified by a snake, II. [142].
Helios, worship of, I. 5.
Hemâdpant, a Râkshasa, I. 251.
Hephaestus, I. 280.
Heroic godlings, I. 83 sqq.
Hill demons, I. 263.
Himâlaya, worship of, I. 60;
home of the sainted dead, I. 60.
Himavat, father of Ganga, I. 36, 61.
Hind, the, in folk-lore, II. [238].
Hiranya-kasipu, legend of, II. [313].
Hiriya Deva, worship of, I. 168.
Ho tribe, barring the ghost, II. [62];
clothes for the dead, II. [68];
the Desauli rite, II. [325];
objection to using cow’s milk, II. [236];
recalling the ghost, II. [72];
tattooing customs, II. [31];
oath by the tiger, II. [213].
Hog, sacrifice of, I. 126, 137, 197, 200; II. [58].
Holî, the feast, origin of, II. [313];
in Braj, II. [315];
indecency at, I. 68;
in Mârwâr, II. [318];
lighting the fire, II. [316].
Holikâ, legend of, I. 146; II. [313].
Homa, the fire sacrifice, I. 20.
Home for the ghost, II. [61].
Hoopoe, the, II. [249].
Horkâ Mâî, worship of, I. 146.
Horn, a spirit scarer, II. [36], [225];
fixed on shrines, II. [225];
on trees, I. 23.
Horse, a scarer of demons, II. [207];
flying, II. [206];
eating flesh of, II. [207];
lucky, II. [207];
protected from the Evil Eye, II. [17];
sacrificed to propitiate floods, I. 46;
shoe, a protective, II. [14];
winged, II. [207];
worship of, II. [204], [208].
Hot springs, I. 53.
House, empty, ghosts of, I. 291;
haunted, I. 291;
protected from the Evil Eye, I. 160.
Hulkâ Devî, a cholera goddess, I. 146.
Human, brains, eating of, I. 247;
sacrifice among the Indo-Aryans, II. [167];
at erection of buildings, II. [173];
connected with small-pox worship, I. 130;
modifications of, I. 146; II. [175];
survivals of, I. 79, 91, 169; II. [173], [320].
Humanas, the, II. [82].
Humayûn, ghost of, II. [82].
Humma, a ghost, II. [82].
Hunting the wren, I. 172.
Huntsmen, ghosts of, I. 261.
Husain, a Pîr, I. 202.
Husain Bhagat, I. 204.
Hut-burning, a cure for barrenness, I. 226.
Hydra, the, I. 44.
Hydrophobia, cures for, I. 51, 151, 222.
Hylas, I. 119.