Basant Shâh, a saint, I. 59.

Basanti, the sister of Sîtalâ, I. 128.

Basket, a fetish, II. [113], [189];
upturned, II. [309].

Basor tribe, barring the ghost, II. [58].

Bâsuk Nâg, the snake god, II. [131].

Bat, the, I. 279;
bone of, II. [45].

Bathing, ceremonial, II. [25];
a cure for disease, I. 39;
at eclipses, I. 22;
in the Ganges, I. 37

Battlefield ghosts, I. 259.

Battuk Bhairon, a godling, I. 109.

Baudhân, worship of, II. [81].