Note 137 — Chapter II · HEROIC GODLINGS
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The deities of the forest reside in groves of trees or near the Piludi tree, to which their devotees must go in order to fulfil their vows.137 These deities do not receive any formal worship. But they are noted for the cure of certain diseases, and the groves which they haunt are frequently visited by afflicted persons. These deities are installed in those places where they have manifested their powers.138