Note 131 — Chapter II · HEROIC GODLINGS

There is also a family goddess of the name of Mātrikā. In worshipping her, seven round spots are painted on a wall with red lac, and ghi is poured over them in such a manner as to form five small relās (streams). A mixture of molasses and ghi is then applied to these spots with a piece of ādāchh (red cotton yarn). By this process the devotee secures the motherly regard of the goddess.131