Note 2 — Chapter VII · TREE AND SERPENT WORSHIP.
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Some people believe that the spirits of the deceased do not get water to drink in the next world. The water poured at the root of the Pipal on the 13th, 14th and 15th day of the dark half of Kārtik and Shrāvan and on the 14th day of the bright half of Chaitra is believed to reach these spirits and quench their thirst.2