P.

Pâbu, a Pîr, I. 206.

Pachîsi, game of, II. [181].

Pachpiriya sect, the, I. 205.

Padam tribe, belief in tree spirits, II. [78].

Padoei, a race of cannibals, II. [168].

Padma, a mother, I. 112.

Pahâr Pando, a hill godling, I. 62.

Pahariya tribe, use of blood, II. [20].

Palaces under the water, I. 56.

Palâsa tree, sacred, II. [111].

Palâsvidhi rite, the, II. [114].

Palihâr, worship of, I. 205.

Palliwâl Brâhmans, horse worship, II. [208].

Palm tree, respect for, II. [91].

Palwâr sept, witchcraft, II. [286].

Panchajana, a demon, II. [17].

Pancharatana, the, II. [69].

Pânch Pîr, the, I. 94, 205.

Panda, a priest, II. [317].

Pândavas, the, worship of, I. 206; II. [128], [237].

Pânipat, ghosts at, I. 259.

Panj Pîr, the, I. 202.

Panka tribe, theory of disease, I. 124;
earth worship, I. 32;
euphemism, II. [54];
wind charming, I. 82.

Parachhan rite, II. [24].

Parameswar, a title of the sun, I. 10.

Parâsara, worship of, I. 196; II. [241].

Pardah, custom of, II. [47].

Pardesi Râjput sept, totemism, II. [156].

Parhaiya tribe, sheep worship, I. 164;
totemism, II. [155].

Pari, the, I. 265.

Parihâr Râjput sept, totemism, II. [154].

Pârijâta, a magic tree, II. [88].

Pârisadas, worship of, I. 94.

Parjanya, worship of, I. 33.

Parrot, the, II. [251].

Pârsi tribe, use of earth, I. 29;
use of sandal-wood, II. [113].

Partridge, the, II. [251].

Parturition charms, II. [3], [12], [19], [120], [183];
impurity, I. 273.

Parûravas, legend of, I. 238.

Parusha, the eternal male, I. 111; II. [227].

Parushamedha rite, the, II. [167].

Pârvatî, spouse of Siva, I. 12, 62.

Pâsi tribe, worship of the Pîr, I. 206.

Pasupatinâtha, worship of, II. [81], [237].

Pât, a shrine, I. 268.

Pâtâla, opening of, I. 282.

Patâri tribe, ancestor worship, I. 177;
use of bells, I. 168;
belief in the Churel, I. 271;
earth worship, I. 32;
euphemism, II. [54];
food for the dead, II. [70];
belief in omens, II. [49];
rag offerings, I. 163;
scape animal, I. 169.

Pathân tribe, respect for the dove, II. [246].

Pattiwâh, the, I. 102.

Pauariya tribe, death rite, II. [64].

Pawan kâ pût, a title of Hanumân, I. 88.

Peacock, the, II. [45], [155], [233], [250].

Pearl, sacred, II. [17].

Pebbles flung at the ghost, II. [57].

Perambulation in the course of the sun, I. 10.

Perforated shells, II. [17];
stones, I. 227; II. [164].

Pestle producing water, I. 50.

Phalgu river, legend of, I. 39.

Phallicism, in worship of Baîmsen, I. 90;
in cow worship, II. [229];
in serpent worship, II. [124];
in tree worship, II. [86];
offerings, I. 90;
stones adapted to, II. [164];
in worship of the plough, II. [192].

Phapholewâlî, a title of Sîtalâ, I. 126.

Pharsipen, worship of, I. 120.

Pheasant, the, II. [251].

Pheru, a whirlwind demon, I. 81.

Philosopher’s stone, the, II. [15].

Phœnix, the, II. [155], [158].

Phouka, the, II. [77].

Phûlmatî, a sister of Sîtalâ, I. 129.

Pigeon, the, I. 209; II. [246];
marriage of, II. [119].

Pillar worship of Bhîmsen, I. 90.

Pillows, offering of, I. 209.

Pindhâri tribe, worship of Ramâsa Pîr, I. 200.

Pingalâ, the elephant, II. [239].

Pingalika, the lion, II. [210].

Pinnacle shaking, I. 223.

Pins, offered in wells, I. 163.

Pîpa, worship of, II. [133].

Pîpal tree, the, I. 163; II. [61], [97];
leaves used as a witch test, II. [273].

Pîrs, the, I. 201, 204.

Pîr ’Ali Rangrez, a saint, I. 203.

Pîr Badr, a water godling, I. 47.

Pîr Hathîlê, a saint, I. 203.

Pîr-i-’Azam, a saint, I. 216.

Pîr-i-Dastgîr, a saint, I. 216.

Pîr Jahâniyân, a saint, I. 202, 221.

Pîr Jalâl, a saint, I. 203.

Pîr Muhammad, a saint, I. 203.

Pisâcha, the, I. 94, 245;
Bhâsha, I. 238.

Pitri, the sainted dead, residing in the moon, I. 18;
worship of, I. 177.

Places, omens from, II. [53].

Planchette, the, II. [189].

Plantain tree, respect for, I. 131; II. [108].

Pleiades, the, I. 25.

Plenty, horn of, II. [225].

Plough, a fetish, II. [192];
Monday, II. [192].

Ploughing, rites in connection with, II. [287].

Ploughshare, used in sorcery, I. 160.

Pokhar, a sacred lake, I. 54.

Pokharna Brâhmans, fetish worship, II. [187].

Polamdê, a sister of Sîtalâ, I. 128.

Pole star, the, I. 24.

Pomaliya tribe, practice of the Couvade, I. 276.

Pomegranate, a sacred tree, II. [108].

Poplar tree, sacred, II. [97].

Pora Mâî, worship of, I. 114.

Porcupine quill, used in a charm, I. 165.

Pot, the inexhaustible, I. 215.

Potlinga, worship of, II. [182].

Potter’s wheel, a fetish, II. [186].

Poverty, expulsion of, II. [188].

Powder, thrown at the Holî, II. [317].

Prabhu Tribe, birth fiends, I. 264;
respect for the bamboo, II. [113];
respect for the boar, II. [157];
respect for the cocoanut, II. [106].

Prahlâda, legend of, II. [313].

Prajapati, worship of, I. 5, 196; II. [241].

Prâkritî, worship of, I. 111.

Pramantha, the, II. [193].

Pregnant women, II. [2];
at eclipses, I. 22;
and snakes, II. [143].

Pret, the, I. 94, 244.

Pretiya Brâhmans, I. 245.

Pretsila, the, I. 245.

Priest, worship of, I. 178.

Prithivî, worship of, I. 26; II. [288].

Privy, a haunt of Bhûts, I. 293.

Priyavrata, legend of, I. 9.

Prometheus, II. [193].

Proper names and totemism, II. [152].

Prostitution, religious, II. [118].

Puberty, initiation rite, II. [66];
flagellation at, I. 100;
seclusion at, I. 93.

Puck, II. [77].

Pumpkin, substituted for a human sacrifice, II. [175].

Pundarîka, the elephant, II. [239].

Pûra Brâhmans, totemism, II. [149].

Pûran Mal, ghost of, I. 253.

Purse, the inexhaustible, I. 215.

Pûshan, worship of, I. 2.

Pushkar, a sacred lake, I. 54.

Pushpadanta, the elephant, II. [239].

Pushtî, a Mother, I. 112.

Pûtanâ, a witch, I. 94; II. [285], [313].