H.

Hadakâî, worship of, I. 113.

Hadal, a Daitya, I. 255.

Hail, I. 78;
scaring the demon of, I. 79;
persons who control, I. 80;
cutting hailstones, I. 79.

Hair, cutting, II. ;
a deus ex machinâ, II. ;
of the elephant’s tail, II. ;
growing as a form of curse, I. 239; II. ;
bride’s hair parting marked with red, II. ;
respect for, II. ;
scraper, a fetish, II. ;
a spirit entry, I. 107;
used in witchcraft; I. 280; II. .

Hajar-ul-Aswad, the, II. .

Halâlkhor tribe, burial rites, I. 30.

Halkhyo rite, II. .

Hand, of Glory, the, I. 261; II. , ;
clapping, I. 168, 241;
laying on of hands, I. 242;
the hidden, I. 214;
a spirit entry, I. 241;
spread, II. .

Hangman’s rope, the, I. 226.

Hansa, the, II. .

Hanumân, invoked in spells, I. 150;
a village godling, I. 87;
emblem of virile power, I. 87;
fetish worship of, II. ;
worship of, I. 85;
worshipped by wrestlers, I. 87.

Harbu, a Pîr, I. 206.

Harda, Hardaul Lâla, Hardaur Lâla, Hardiha, Hardiya, worship of, I. 138 sq.

Hare, the, II. ;
bone of, II. ;
euphemism, II. ;
in the moon, I. 13; II. ;
omens from, II. , ;
sites selected by, II. .

Hari tribe, marriage rites, II. .

Hari Sinh, worship of, II. .

Hariyâri Pûjâ, the rite of, I. 32.

Harrow used in charming away rain, I. 77.

Harshu Pânrê, worship of, I. 191.

Hasan, a Pîr, I. 202.

Hat, the wishing, I. 214.

Hatâdiya, a sacred bull, II. .

Hathîlê, worship of, I. 205.

Hatthî, a cholera goddess, I. 146.

Havva, an evil spirit, I. 115; II. .

Hawthorn tree, respect for, II. .

Hayagrîva, Hayasiras, Hayasîrsha, horse worship of Vishnu, II. sq.

Hazrat Dâûd, a saint, I. 203.

Hazrat Pîr Zari, a saint, I. 217.

Head, of victim, I. 96;
a spirit entry, I. 158, 238.

Headache, charm to remove, I. 151.

Headless horseman, the, I. 217, 256.

Headman worshipped, I. 178.

Healer developing into a god, I. 147.

Hearth, respect for, I. 292.

Hedali, a Daitya, I. 255.

Heir identified by a snake, II. .

Helios, worship of, I. 5.

Hemâdpant, a Râkshasa, I. 251.

Hephaestus, I. 280.

Heroic godlings, I. 83 sqq.

Hill demons, I. 263.

Himâlaya, worship of, I. 60;
home of the sainted dead, I. 60.

Himavat, father of Ganga, I. 36, 61.

Hind, the, in folk-lore, II. .

Hiranya-kasipu, legend of, II. .

Hiriya Deva, worship of, I. 168.

Ho tribe, barring the ghost, II. ;
clothes for the dead, II. ;
the Desauli rite, II. ;
objection to using cow’s milk, II. ;
recalling the ghost, II. ;
tattooing customs, II. ;
oath by the tiger, II. .

Hog, sacrifice of, I. 126, 137, 197, 200; II. .

Holî, the feast, origin of, II. ;
in Braj, II. ;
indecency at, I. 68;
in Mârwâr, II. ;
lighting the fire, II. .

Holikâ, legend of, I. 146; II. .

Homa, the fire sacrifice, I. 20.

Home for the ghost, II. .

Hoopoe, the, II. .

Horkâ Mâî, worship of, I. 146.

Horn, a spirit scarer, II. , ;
fixed on shrines, II. ;
on trees, I. 23.

Horse, a scarer of demons, II. ;
flying, II. ;
eating flesh of, II. ;
lucky, II. ;
protected from the Evil Eye, II. ;
sacrificed to propitiate floods, I. 46;
shoe, a protective, II. ;
winged, II. ;
worship of, II. , .

Hot springs, I. 53.

House, empty, ghosts of, I. 291;
haunted, I. 291;
protected from the Evil Eye, I. 160.

Hulkâ Devî, a cholera goddess, I. 146.

Human, brains, eating of, I. 247;
sacrifice among the Indo-Aryans, II. ;
at erection of buildings, II. ;
connected with small-pox worship, I. 130;
modifications of, I. 146; II. ;
survivals of, I. 79, 91, 169; II. , .

Humanas, the, II. .

Humayûn, ghost of, II. .

Humma, a ghost, II. .

Hunting the wren, I. 172.

Huntsmen, ghosts of, I. 261.

Husain, a Pîr, I. 202.

Husain Bhagat, I. 204.

Hut-burning, a cure for barrenness, I. 226.

Hydra, the, I. 44.

Hydrophobia, cures for, I. 51, 151, 222.

Hylas, I. 119.