Bijlesvari Devî, a goddess of lightning, I. 224.

Bind tribe, worship of Kâsi Bâba, I. 145.

Binjhiya tribe, totemism, II. [158].

Bîr, a ghost, I. 178, 253;
a companion of the witch, II. [266].

Birch, a sacred tree, II. [86], [114].

Bird, marriage to, I. 236; II. [119];
omens from, II. [48].

Birhor tribe, respect for the bamboo, II. [113];
cannibalism, II. [168];
funeral rites, II. [56];
tattooing, II. [31].

Bîrnâth, worship of, II. [182].

Birth rites, I. 277;
fiends, I. 264.

Biruri Panchami feast, the, II. [137].