Ukīka sacrifice, the—Muhammadan R. 10

Umbrella—Dahāit 6, 7

Vaishnava, sect—Kasbi 7

Vaishya—Intro. 13

Vālmīki, legend of—Mehtar 14

Vermilion and spangles, meaning of, substitutes for blood—Lakhera 5, 6

Village community—Intro. 22, 23, 73

Village gods—Banjāra Devi in Banjāra 10, Chordewa in Oraon 16, Khermāta in Baiga 6, Kurmi 30, Maiya Andhiyāri in Dhanwar 9, Mīthu Bhūkia in Banjāra 11

Village menials—Chamaār 15, Dhīmar 12, Gurao 1, Kahār 1, Kumhār 4, Māng 6

Village—priests (Bhumka Jhankār)—Binjhwār 9, Korku 7, Intro. 28