Āvaram (Cassia auriculata), clothing tied to, [156]

Ayilyam festival, [125]

Ayudha pūja (worship of tools and implements), [174]–5

Bābūl (Acacia arabica), [153], [155]

Badaga, [14], [35], [49], [85], [116], [141], [232]–4, [300]

Bael or bilva (Ægle Marmelos), [33], [184], [277]

Bairāgi, [235], [258]–9

Bakuda, [81] Balanites Roxburghii, in lying-in chamber, [53]

Balija, [118], [159]

Bamboo, [113], [114], [148], [192], [212], [229], [260], [265], [293]