[67] A similar custom is observed in Gujarat. Unfortunate parents, who have lost many children, vow to grow the hair of their little children, if such are preserved to them, observing all the time a votive abstinence from a particular dish or betelnut or the like. When the children are 3 or 5 or 7 years old, the vow is fulfilled by taking them to a sacred place, like the temple of Ranchhodji at Dakor, to have their hair cut for the first time. This vow is known as bābari in Southern Gujarat—K. D. Desai. [↑]
[68] Mr. N. M. Dave, Sanka. [↑]
[69] Mr. Jethabhai Mangaldas, Gondal. [↑]
[71] Mr. N. M. Dave, Sanka. [↑]
[72] The Deputy Educational Inspector, Gohelwad. [↑]
[73] Mr. M. M. Rana, Barton Female Training College, Rajkot. [↑]
[74] Mr. G. K. Dave, Schoolmaster, Sultanpore. [↑]
[75] Mrs. Raju Ramjee Kanjee, 2nd Assistant, Girls’ School, Gondal. [↑]