Note 9 — Chapter II · HEROIC GODLINGS
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Bhangis are also supposed by some to accomplish the same result by the help of malin or evil deities who are first gratified by the offering of victims.9 One of such deities is Rāmdepir, to whom bali-dān (offering of a victim) is made by the people, through the medium of Bhangis, for the prevention of cholera.9