the Monkey dance, 465 ;
the Dabus, 466 ;
the Palm-blossom, 466 –468;
the Fish-trap, 468
Dancing girls, costumes of, 460 , 461 , 464
Days, lucky and unlucky, 545 –550
Dead, graves of the sainted, 62 , 64 –70, 163 , 405 ;
malignant spirits of the, 103 , 325 , 327 –329;
disposal of the, 397 –408
Deer, theory about the origin of the, 170, 171 ;
hunting, 171 –179;
charms connected with, 171 , 174 –179
Deities, 85 –93, 545 , 546
Demons, 93 –106;
see also Birth-spirits, Genii, Ghosts, Spectre Huntsman, Spirits
Dew, origin of, 4
Dewa (deities), 88 (note)
Divination, used by the tiger, 159 , 160 ;
to ascertain a child’s horoscope, 333 ;
for medical purposes, 409 –414;
various forms of, 535 –561;
thieves discovered by, 537 –542;
with magic squares, 555 –558;
with aspect-compasses, 558 –561
Diving, ordeal by, 542 –544
Divining rod, 542
Dogs, hunting, 181 , 182 ;
lucky, 182 ; unlucky, 183 ;
wild, 183