[337] Mr. D. K. Pandya, Dhhank. [↑]
[338] Mr. N. M. Dave, Sānkā. [↑]
[339] Mr. Talakshi Dharashi, Sayala. [↑]
[340] A mixture of milk, curds, ghi, honey and sugar. [↑]
[341] The Schoolmaster of Dadvi. [↑]
[342] Dūrvā is a kind of sacred grass. [↑]
[343] Mr. Jairam Vasaram, Jodia. [↑]
[344] The Schoolmaster of Gondal Taluka. [↑]
[345] On the Dasarā holiday, which is also known as Vijayādashmī, Hindus take special dishes, dress themselves in their best garments and go out of towns and villages to worship the earth-mother and the holy shami, with javālā stalks, a few of which are inserted in the folds of their head-dress as auspicious tokens. In towns, and big cities a procession is formed, conducted by some city magnate or a native chief riding an elephant. They go in state to the place of worship, and after the completion of the worship a goat or a he buffalo, preferably the latter, is killed, and a salvo of three to seven or more cannon is fired. People then return home and prostrate themselves before their elders, and receive from them a handful of candied sugar, a betel-nut and leaf, with blessings for long-life and prosperity. Such blessings are considered likely to prove effective.—K. D. Desai. [↑]