Note 606 — Chapter I
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It is a common practice to submerge the image606 of Shiva in water with the object of bringing rain. Similarly the image606 of the goddess Harshadh is sometimes bathed when rain is desired.607 The bhuva or the bhui, i.e., the male and the female attendants of the goddess are at the same time given a bath, and an offering of Khir608 is made to the goddess.607