Note 347 — Chapter I
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Some Hindus, when intending to go on a journey, consult an astrologer as to the muhūrt or auspicious hour for setting out. If they do not happen to leave their place at the prescribed moment, they put a pastānā—some of the articles to be carried by them in their journey—such as a suit of clothes or a box, in a neighbour’s house as a token of their having set out at the stated time.—K. D. Desai. ↑