Odiyan, [226]
Offspring, desire for, [218];
cocoanut broken on head, [146];
diet of monkey flesh, [73];
ear-boring ceremony on doll, [159];
eating cakes, [54];
offerings and vows, [40], [72], [124], [132], [133], [141], [142], [143], [147]–8, [150], [151], [155], [158]–9, [164], [166], [185];
snake songs, [128]
Oil, ceremonial use, [18], [29], [40], [45], [50], [119], [178], [201], [243], [282], [292];
magic oil, [96], [97], [226]–9;
marks on door, [119];
omen, [40];
reflection of image, [45], [55]
Oleander (Nerium), used in anointing body, [45]
Omens, good and bad, [15]–7
Ordeal, charcoal, [286];
fire, [146];
iron, [52], [154];
oil, [146], [197], [264], [282];
rice, [285], [288];
sieve, [288];
snake-bite, [123]
Ordure, omen, [59];
pelting with, [303];
thrown into houses, [145]
Owl, [65]–7