Hanumān, [41], [186], [194], [195], [304]
Holeya, [28], [38], [297], [299]
Homicide, [199]–236;
as thank-offering for recovery from illness, [208];
for discovering treasure, [215]–21;
to appease the earth spirit, [214], [215];
to cure possession by devil, [221];
to ensure good crops, [199]–207;
to get rid of concubine, [231];
to get rid of sorcerer, [232]–4, [236];
to increase fertility of the soil, [208]–9;
to insure cattle against disease, [209];
to propitiate village deities, [214];
to secure fœtus for sorcery, [224]–30;
to stay epidemic, [235]–6
Hoofs burnt in lying-in chamber, [53]
Hook-swinging, omens, [71]
Horn burnt during eclipse, [44];
in lying-in chamber, [53]
Horse, [29], [62], [64], [82], [166], [186]–7
——, images set up in fields, and at Aiyanar shrines, [166]–7