R.

Radder tribe, birth rites, I. 277.

Râdhâ, worship of, I. 3, 111.

Râê Dâs, a saint, I. 184.

Râê Sinh, worship of, I. 200.

Raft, launched in honour of Khwâja Khizr, I. 48;
used to expel demons, I. 48.

Rag, horses offered, II. [208];
offerings of, I. 161;
tree, II. [319].

Rahma, a saint, I. 81.

Râhu, the eclipse demon, I. 19.

Raikwâr tribe, objection to the Nîm tree, II. [158].

Railway accident, persons killed at, I. 259.

Rain, binding up, I. 77;
charms, I. 67; II. [96];
clouds influenced by the Evil Eye, I. 78;
stopped by cutting trees, II. [90];
devices to prevent, I. 76.

Rainbow, the, I. 25; II. [144].

Râja, of Bûndi, the, I. 257;
Chandol, worship of, I. 198;
Kidâr, I. 47;
Lâkhan, worship of, I. 198.

Rajah Sâlâr, a saint, I. 205.

Râjawa, a snake godling, II. [140].

Râjput tribe, ancestor worship, I. 181;
Satî worship, I. 187.

Râka, a moon goddess, I. 15.

Rakhwâlî, a guardian witch, II. [270].

Rakhshabandhan rite, II. [293].

Râkshasa, the, I. 246;
a builder, I. 250;
a cannibal, II. [168];
folly of, I. 249;
Majhwâr belief regarding, I. 233;
modern, I. 252.

Râkshasî, the, I. 95, 247, 253.

Râli kâ Mela, the, II. [321].

Ram, worship of, II. [226].

Râma and Sîtâ, wells of, I. 52.

Râmanand, footprints of, II. [200].

Râmânuja sect, rules of eating, I. 293.

Ramâsa Pîr, worship of, I. 200.

Râmâyana, the epic, I. 85.

Rambhâ, a fairy, I. 265.

Râm Deo, a Pîr, I. 206.

Ramoshi tribe, marriage rites, II. [47];
nudity rite, I. 68.

Râna, a Râkshasa, I. 55.

Rânî Bâchhal, the, I. 211.

Ransila, a sacred rock, I. 91; II. [181].

Rantideva Râja, I. 39.

Rasâlu, legend of, I. 250; II. [136], [241].

Râs Mandala dance, the, I. 155.

Rat, the, II. [241];
produced by neglected rites, I. 73;
euphemism, II. [241];
of Shâh Daula, II. [242];
a vehicle, II. [156].

Ratan Hâji, a saint, I. 212.

Ratan Pânrê, worship of, I. 192.

Raudrî, a Mother, I. 112.

Raukâ Devî, worship of, I. 133.

Rautiya tribe, tree marriage, II. [116].

Râvana, a Râkshasa, I. 247.

Re-birth through the cow, II. [231].

Recalling the ghost, II. [72].

Red, a protective, II. [28].

Red Nose and Bloody Bones, II. [82].

Regillus, lake of, II. [181].

Relics of saints, I. 75, 202;
worship of, II. [38].

Renukâ, legend of, I. 58, 94.

Rhœa Sybeli, goddess of ravines, I. 62.

Rice pounder, fetish, II. [191];
thrown over the bride, II. [26], [188];
rite during planting, II. [291].

Rikheswara, worship of, II. [137].

Rikhî Panchami feast, the, II. [137].

Riksha, the constellation, I. 24.

Ring, magic, II. [44];
protective power of, II. [13], [16], [43].

Rip Van Winkle, I. 270.

River, associated with the Himâlaya, I. 42;
springing from a corpse, I. 41;
home of the dead, I. 42;
ill-omened, I. 40;
junction sacred, I. 38;
of death. II. [55];
retiring at the prayer of a saint, I. 218;
worship, I. 35 sqq.

Road, a haunt of Bhûts, I. 77 sq., 290; II. [3].

Robbers, deified, I. 197.

Robin Goodfellow, II. [76], [198].

Rod used in water finding, I. 50.

Rohiânwâla, a saint, I. 208.

Rohini, legend of, I. 13.

Roof, a haunt of Bhûts, I. 293.

Rosaries, II. [19].

Rowan, a sacred tree, II. [107], [111], [274].

Ruby, a sacred stone, II. [17].

Rudra Siva, worship of, I. 3, 94.

Ruins, a haunt of Bhûts, I. 280.

Rûkhar Bâba, a saint, I. 220.

Rukh, a mystic bird, II. [158].

Rukminî, worship of, I. 3.

Rumpelstilzchen, tale of, II. [5].

Rûniya, a demon, I. 264.

Rupee, used in a charm, I. 116.

Rural festivals, II. [287].

Rush ring, the, II. [43].