Note 548 — Chapter I
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The lower classes of the people believe a prolonged cessation of rain to be due to the wrath of local minor deities, aroused by the neglect of their worship. In such a contingency, therefore, they prepare bāklan548 of uḍad (lentils), lāpsi,549 vadān550 and other dishes, and offer them to the local gods for their propitiation.551