S.
Sâ, a sacred grove, II. [90].
Sabarî, worship of, I. 94.
Sachî, a Mother, I. 112.
Sacrifice, vicarious, I. 74, 76;
scape animal merging into, I. 172.
Sadasiva, legend of, II. [237].
Sâdhu, the, I. 183.
Sadhua Bhagat, a saint, I. 204.
Sâgara, legend of, I. 35.
Sahjâ Mâî, worship of, I. 205.
Sâhu Sâlâr, worship of, I. 205.
Sâim, a tide of Bhûmiya, I. 105.
Sain Bhagat, a saint, I. 204.
Sainhikeya, a demon, I. 19.
Saining, rite of, II. [177].
Sainted dead, the, I. 175 sqq.
Sâkamabari Devî, worship of, I. 224.
Sakhi Sarwar, a saint, I. 208.
Sakhiya, the, II. [91].
Sâkhu tree, respect for, II. [100].
Sakhu Bâî, worship of, I. 187.
Sâkinî, worship of, I. 94.
Saktî, worship of, I. 3, 84, 94.
Sâl tree, respect for, I. 32; II. [87], [100].
Sâlagrâma, the, I. 274; II. [165], [183];
married to the Tulasi, I. 49.
Sâlgirah, the, II. [47].
Salhes, worship of, I. 197.
Salîm Chishti, a saint, I. 190, 285.
Saliva, effects of, I. 262; II. [22].
Salono festival, the, II. [36], [293].
Salt, abstinence from, I. 7;
a protective, I. 243; II. [23].
Salutation, a means of scaring demons, II. [23].
Sambat, the, II. [314].
Sâmbhar lake, legend of, I. 55.
Sambhunâth, fire worship in honour of, II. [196].
Sambrâ, a goddess, I. 55.
Sampson, I. 239; II. [66], [205].
Sâmudrika, worship of, I. 95.
Sandal, a sacred tree, II. [113].
Sangal Nâg, worship of, II. [125].
Sani, the planet, I. 110, 130; II. [16], [156].
Sankarâchârya, a saint, I. 6.
Sankara Devî, worship of, I. 133.
Sankhachûrni, the, II. [77].
Sankhini, worship of, I. 95.
Sânp Deota, worship of, II. [122].
Santâl tribe, cremation rites, II. [189];
fetishes, II. [181];
harvest home, II. [308];
oath on the tiger, II. [213];
legend of origin, II. [154];
mountain worship, I. 61;
post worship, I. 101;
religious prostitution, II. [118];
totemism, II. [158];
tiger worship, II. [213];
belief about trees, II. [90];
witch ordeals, II. [272].
Santanu, legend of, I. 36.
Sântî, a mother, I. 112.
Santokh, the, II. [215].
Sânwar, worship of, I. 205.
Sapaha, worship of, I. 267.
Sapinda karana, rite, I. 245.
Sapphire, a sacred stone, II. [17].
Saptasri Devî, worship of, I. 284.
Saratoga, ghosts at, I. 259.
Sârhul, a feast, I. 51.
Sarjan, worship of, II. [133].
Sarju river, legend of, I. 39.
Sarna, a sacred grove, II. [90].
Sarvabhauma, the elephant, II. [239].
Sarvari, II. [219].
Sateswar, legend of, I. 125.
Sathî, a birth fiend, I. 264.
Satî, the, I. 185, 197;
shrines of, I. 186.
Saturn, the planet. See Sani.
Satvâî, a birth fiend, I. 264; II. [188].
Satyavrata, legend of, I. 38.
Satyr, the, I. 264.
Saubha Devî, worship of, I. 95.
Saukan Maura, the, I. 236.
Saura sect, sun worship, I. 6.
Savalâ, the sacred cow, II. [232].
Savitrî, worship of, I. 112; II. [236].
Sâyam, a title of Bhûmiya, I. 105.
Sayyid Ahmad, a saint, I. 208.
Sayyid Kabîr, a saint, I. 217.
Sayyid Mahmûd, a saint, I. 223.
Sayyid Saadat Pîr, I. 258.
Sayyid Sâlâr Masaud, I. 207.
Sayyid Yusuf, I. 222.
Sayyids, the, I. 201.
Scalplock, the, I. 107, 239.
Scape animals, I. 113, 141 sq., 166, 169.
Scapular, the, II. [41].
Scavenger, a priest, I. 95.
Scissors, a fetish, II. [186].
Scorpion, sting, charms, I. 151; II. [110];
controlled by a saint, I. 185.
Scott, Michael, I. 252.
Scrofula, cure of, I. 221.
Sculptures, obscene, I. 69.
Second marriage and Bhûts, I. 235.
Secrecy in rites, I. 28, 33, 293; II. [95], [312].
Sectarial marks, II. [30].
Sedalâ, sister of Sîtalâ, I. 128.
Sedhu Lâla, worship of, I. 129.
Semal, a sacred tree, II. [103].
Serpent. See Snake.
Sesamum, mystic power of, I. 102; II. [28].
Seshanâga, the world serpent, I. 49; II. [123], [125], [288].
Seth, tomb of, I. 224.
Seven, a mystic number, I. 46, 77, 128, 148; II. [51];
the sleepers, I. 283.
Seventy-four, a mystic number, II. [39].
Sewanriya, a deity of boundaries, I. 290.
Sex, change of, II. [6].
Shadow, part of the soul, I. 43, 133, 233, 260;
not cast by Bhûts, I. 237.
Shahâba, the, II. [197].
Shâh Abdul Ghafûr, a saint, I. 219.
Shâh Daula, a saint, I. 220;
rats of, II. [242].
Shâhgarh lake, legend of, I. 57.
Shâhpasand, the fairy, I. 266.
Shâh Qâsim Sulaimâni, the saint, I. 184, 202.
Shâh Ruqa-i-Alam, a Pîr, I. 203.
Shâh Shams Tabrîz, a Pîr, I. 203.
Shâh Vilâyat, a saint, I. 285.
Shâhza, worship of, I. 205.
Shaikh Ahmad Abdul Haqq, I. 223.
Shaikh Bûrhan, a saint, I. 190.
Shaikh Farîd, a saint, I. 203, 214; II. [308].
Shaikh Jalâl Makhdûm, Jahâniyân Jahângasht, a Pîr, I. 203.
Shaikh Kabîr, a saint, I. 220.
Shaikh Mîna Shâh, a saint, I. 281.
Shaikh Muhammad Ghaus, a saint, I. 220.
Shaikh Saddu, worship of, I. 204, 217, 219.
Shaitân, the, I. 266.
Shambuka, legend of, II. [223].
Shamsi sect, the, I. 184.
Shâod Mâta, worship of, II. [309].
Shaving, rite of, I. 47; II. [66].
Sheaf, the last, II. [306];
a protective, II. [28].
Shears, divination by, II. [187].
Sheep, respect for, I. 163.
Shell, a protective, II. [16].
Shiqq, the, I. 267.
Shîsham tree, sacred, II. [101].
Shoe, a scarer of demons, I. 80; II. [34];
flying, II. [206].
Shoebeating, I. 80; II. [34].
Shrine, in honour of persons killed by accident, I. 234;
which cure barrenness, I. 227;
which cure disease, I. 220;
of Bhûmiya, I. 105;
direction of, I. 96, 98;
with images or relics, I. 224;
of Sakhi Sarwar, I. 210.
Siddhua, a kindly ghost, II. [81].
Sidi Maula, a saint, I. 220.
Sieve, a fetish, I. 152.
Sikandar Diwâna, a Pîr, I. 205.
Sikh Sayyids, I. 201.
Silât, the, I. 267.
Silence in rites, II. [59], [165], [311] sq.
Silkworms, II. [257].
Silver, touched at the new moon, I. 16;
a protective, II. [15].
Simurgh, a mystic bird, II. [158].
Sin-eating, I. 170.
Sing Bonga, a title of the sun, I. 10.
Sinhas, the, II. [132].
Sinhikâ, a Râkshasî, I. 261.
Siras tree, respect for, II. [109].
Sîtâ, purified by bathing, I. 59;
test of chastity, I. 52;
sprung from a furrow, II. [287];
kitchen of, I. 52; II. [32];
pool of, I. 59;
palanquin of, I. 62;
well of, I. 52;
worship of, I. 94.
Sîtalâ, the small-pox goddess, I. 125; II. [174];
connected with the Nîm tree, II. [104].
Sith Bhruaith mounds, I. 282.
Sithi Jâtra feast, II. [176].
Sitting in silence, II. [59].
Siva, vehicle of, II. [156].
Skandhabâta, the, I. 258.
Skin, a seat, II. [35].
Skull-breaking rite, I. 239.
Sleeping person awakened, I. 232.
Small-pox, and the Nîm tree, II. [104];
precautions during epidemics, I. 135;
transference of, I. 165;
worship of goddess of, I. 125.
Smell, bad, a spirit scarer, II. [21].
Snake, an ancestor, II. [133];
killing of, a cause of barrenness, I. 226;
bite cured at a shrine, I. 221;
charm for bite of, I. 151, 239; II. [140];
charming of, II. [141];
connected with Diwâlî feast, II. [295];
double-tongued, II. [137];
feeding, II. [138];
euphemism, II. [142];
heroes deified, II. [133];
in folk-lore, II. [136], [141];
gods, II. [131];
household, II. [144];
jewel, the, II. [143];
connected with the Nîm tree, II. [104];
path of, I. 25;
connected with the rainbow, II. [144];
connected with the Satî, I. 187;
shrines, II. [125];
race, II. [124], [151];
stone, II. [141], [224];
in temples, II. [126];
treasure guardians, II. [134];
tribe, the, II. [151];
ruler of the weather, II. [129];
women, II. [137];
worship of, I. 121 sqq.
Sneezing, I. 240.
Snow, caused by tree-cutting, II. [91].
Sobarna Tîr, worship of, I. 205.
Sokha, Sokha Bâba, an exorciser, I. 147; II. [122].
Solar myth, the, I. 56.
Solomon, I. 151, 266; II. [19], [39], [75], [82].
Soma, the moon godling, I. 12; II. [112].
Somavansi tribe, belief about second marriage, I. 235.
Son river, legend of, I. 39.
Soral, a snake godling, II. [140].
Sorcerers, I. 156.
Soul, departing in a dream, I. 231;
facilitating departure of, II. [55];
separable, I. 231; II. [23].
South, the abode of the dead, I. 98.
Speech, of Bhûts, I. 238.
Spirits of the dead, hostile, I. 230;
entries of, I. 238;
lovers, I. 238;
mortal, I. 178.
Spitting, I. 5, 79;
of gold, II. [134].
Spittle, a demon scarer, II. [22];
effects of, I. 262.
Spleen disease, charm for, II. [224].
Spolviero, a wind sprite, I. 81.
Spread hand, the, II. [39].
Spriggans, the, I. 286.
Springs, connected with the Ganges, I. 38;
hot, I. 53.
Square, magic, I. 159.
Squirrel, the, II. [242].
Srâddha, rites, I. 179, 234; II. [30].
Sringâri Devî, worship of, I. 114.
Stalactite, a fetish, II. [180].
Star, falling, I. 82; II. [22];
showing to, I. 25;
worship of, I. 23;
as kine, I. 25.
Starling and locusts, II. [302].
St. George, I. 48.
Stick, magic, II. [177] sq.
Stocks named from animals, &c., II. [149].
Stone, circle, the, II. [42];
creature turned into, II. [163];
receptacle for the ghost, II. [61];
endued with life, II. [164];
used as fetishes, II. [163];
perforated, II. [19], [164];
precious, II. [17];
connected with rainfall, I. 75;
weapons, II. [12], [164].
String, magic, II. [45].
Strix, the, I. 279.
Stûpa, the, II. [199].
Subhâchârâ, a Yogini, I. 129.
Subhadantî, the elephant, II. [239].
Substitutes for sacrifice, I. 97.
Succubi, the, I. 238, 264.
Sudarsana, legend of, II. [130].
Sudarsan Sâh, expulsion of sorcerers, I. 156.
Sugar, a spirit scarer, II. [36].
Sugar-cane, rites, I. 216; II. [304], [307].
Sugrîva, a monkey king, I. 63.
Suicide, burial of, I. 269, 290;
religious, I. 256; II. [169];
worship of, I. 191 sqq.
Suiri tribe, worship of Hanumân, I. 86.
Sulakshanâ, a Yogini, I. 129.
Sultân Bayazîd, worship of, I. 220.
Sultâni sect, the, I. 208.
Sun, emblem of, drawn as a protective, I. 160;
eye of, I. 12;
impregnation by, I. 11, 69;
power of summoning friends, I. 11;
kindred of the, II. [150];
connected with the Nîm tree, II. [105];
walking in the course of, I. 10.
Sunandâ, a Yogini, I. 129.
Sunasepha, worship of, I. 94.
Sûnga, a water finder, I. 50.
Sungâî, worship of, II. [303].
Sunshine, propitiation of, II. [314].
Sunstroke, theory of, I. 125.
Supratîka, the elephant, II. [239].
Surabhandeswarî, worship of, I. 95.
Surabhî, the mystic cow, II. [232].
Sûraj Deota, worship of, I. 74.
Sûrajbansi Râjput sept, totemism, II. [150].
Sûraj Nârâyan, Sûrya, worship of, I. 5, 74, 77, 283.
Sûryabhân, worship of, I. 61.
Sûryapati, worship of, I. 6.
Suthân, worship of, I. 205.
Svadhâ, a Mother, I. 112.
Svâsva, a title of Bhairon, I. 108.
Swan, the, II. [247];
maiden, cycle of tales, I. 36, 45, 68, 238.
Swâstika, the, I. 11, 160; II. [101], [125].
Sweeper, burial of, I. 144, 269;
ghosts of, II. [60];
omens from, II. [48];
saint of, I. 203.
Sword, magic, II. [13], [162];
marriage to, II. [185];
a protective, II. [14];
worship of, II. [185].
Syâma Karana, the horse, II. [204].
Syâmalâ, worship of, I. 95.
Syâmji, worship of, I. 196.
Syâna, an exorciser, I. 147.