Note 73 — Chapter II · HEROIC GODLINGS
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On the same day the bhuvās place a small four-wheeled chariot of the Mātā outside the village, and it is believed that the chariot carries off the plague, cholera and similar diseases with it. Such ceremonies are performed in most of the villages on the Balev holiday (i.e., the Nārel-Purnimā day, or the 15th day of the bright half of Shrāvan).73