21
Sometimes it is “dabbed” on the object, sometimes “painted” on it so as to spread as evenly as
possible, more rarely “sprinkled.” ↑
22
It is not unfrequently used in medicinal and other ceremonies, e.g. it is tied to each corner of
the new mat on which the first-fruits of the rice-harvest are spread out to dry, and to the centre
of the long wooden pestle which is used for husking them. ↑
23
J.R.A.S., S.B., No. 30, p. 240. ↑
24
According to Favre and v. d. Wall, Hedychium coronarium. ↑
25
J.R.A.S., S.B., No. 30, p. 158. ↑
26
Vide App. xiii., xxxvi., xxxvii., cli., etc. ↑
27
Vide Birth, Marriage, Funerals, Medicine. ↑
28
It was on Jugra Hill, according to tradition, that the Princess of Malacca fasted to obtain eternal
youth. ↑
29
Frazer, Golden Bough, vol. i. pp. 9–12. ↑