Ward, William: A View of the History, Literature, and Religion of the Hindoos (Band 2) (London, 1817)

24 THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY.

Voishalehu.—On the third lunar day, (the anniversary of
Gunga's descent,) the worship of Gunga, of the mountains
Koilasu and Himaluyii, of BhugSerut'hii, and of Shivti.
On the twelfth lunar day the bathing and worship of
Vishnoo.

Jyoisht'hu.—On the tenth lunar day, (the anniversary of
the birth of Gunga,) the worship of Muntisa, and of the
nagus, (serpents.) At the full moon, the bathing of Jugun-
nat'hti; and on the fourteenth of the wane of the moon,
the worship of the goddess Savitree.

Asharhu.—On the second lunar day, the drawing of Jii-
gunnat'hu's car, with the worship of this god, and of Biilu.-
ramtl and Soobhudra. On the tenth, the return of the car,
and the worship of these three gods. The next day is the
anniversary of Vishnoo's lying down to sleep.

Shrammu.—At the full moon, the dolu festival. On the
eighth of the wane, (the anniversary of the birth of Krishnu,)
the worship of this god, of his father, Jtishoda, Rohinee,
Chundika, Buluramfi, Dukshti, Giirgu, Briimha, LukshmSe,
and Shust'hee.

Bhadru.—On the seventh lunar day, the worship of
Shivti and Doorga; and on the seventh, the worship of
Miinusa, before small sheaves of doorva grass. On the
twelfth, the worship of Indru, before a kind of flag-staff
made with a tree called dumunu. On the fourteenth, the
worship of Cnuntu. The shraddhii is performed every day
during the wane of the moon.

Ashvcinu.—From the first to the ninth lunar day, the
worship of Doorga. At the full moon, the worship of