Note 476 — Chapter I

Another ghost haunts an old vāv, called Madhā, in Vadhwān and drowns one human being every third year as a victim. But a male spirit named Kshetrapāl resides in the kotha (or entrance) of the vāv, and saves those who fall near the entrance. A person is, however, sure to be drowned if he falls in any other part of the vāv.476 A ghost also resides in the vāv at Hampar near Dhrāngadhrā and terrifies the people at times.476