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].