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Vaddar tribe, respect for the boar, II. ;
theory of disease, I. 124.

Vâggayya tribe, dog worship, II. .

Vâhana, a vehicle, II. .

Vaishnavî, a Mother, I. 112.

Vaitaranî river, the, I. 40; II. .

Vajrakîta insect, the, II. .

Vaka, legend of, I. 250.

Vala, legend of, I. 255.

Vallabhâchârya sect, marriage with a god, II. .

Vâlmîki, worship of, I. 195.

Vampire, the, I. 243; II. .

Vanadurgâ, worship of, I. 95.

Varâha, the boar incarnation, I. 35; II. .

Vârâhî, the Mother, 112.

Vârli tribe, recalling the ghost, II. .

Varuna, a rain god, I. 2;
vehicle of, II. .

Varunî, worship of, II. .

Vasavas, the, I. 36.

Vasishtha, a sage, I. 38, 196.

Vastra-harana tree, the, I. 161.

Vasudeva, worship of, II. .

Vâsuki, the snake god, II. .

Vasunemi, a snake god, II. .

Vata, a sacred tree, II. .

Vayda tribe, totemism, II. .

Vâyu, worship of, I. 2; II. .

Vehicles, of the gods, II. .

Vena Râja, I. 39. 128, 146.

Veni Mâdhava, worship of, I. 39.

Vermilion, a protective, II. .

Vessels, cleaned with earth, I. 29;
replaced after a death, II. .

Vetâla, the, I. 94, 148, 149, 243; II. .

Vijayâ, a Mother, I. 112.

Vikramaditya, II. .

Village, abandoned, I. 101, 282;
godlings, I. 83, 96;
ill-omened, II. ;
overturned by a curse, I. 217;
shrines, I. 96.

Vinatâ, legend of, II. .

Vindhyabâsini Devî, worship of, I. 63, 198.

Vindhyan hills, respect for, I. 63.

Vinjân, a hill goddess, I. 63.

Vîrabhadra, legend of, I. 12.

Virgin employed in working charms, I. 28, 77, 79.

Visaladeva, legend of, I. 252.

Vishnu, head of, worshipped, I. 94;
identified with Bhûmiya, I. 107;
sleep of, II. ;
vehicle of, II. ;
worship of, I. 3, 84, 209.

Vishnupada, worship of, II. .

Visrânti Srâddha, rite, II. .

Visvakarma, legend of, I. 5.

Visvamitra, a sage, I. 38.

Volcanic fire, the, II. .

Vomiting caused by Râkshasas, I. 248.

Vrihaspati, legend of, I. 14.

Vrishakâpi, the monkey, I. 85.

Vrishotsarga rite, the, II. .

Vritra, the weather dragon, I. 255; II. .

Vulture, a vehicle, II. .

Vyâsa, legend of, I. 38;
worship of, I. 195.