Fixed on the fruit she gazed.
This is a curious subject to be engraved on an ancient pagan temple; if Jain or Buddhist, the interest would be considerably enhanced. On this festival, at Udaipur, as well as throughout India, they strew particular plants about the threshold, to prevent the entrance of reptiles.
The Rākhi Festival.
This day is hailed by the Brahmans as indemnifying them for their expenditure of silk and spangles, with which they decorate the wrists of all who are likely to make a proper return.
Festivals in the month Bhādon: August-September.
Ancestor Worship.
[1]. Travels in Scandinavia, vol. i. p. 33.
[2]. Bhumiputra.
[3]. Vanaputra.