Note 56 — Chapter I · NATURE POWERS.
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The people observe a fast on the 13th (Pradosha) and the 14th day (Shivarátra) of the dark half of every month.56 On the 15th day of the bright half of Chaitra, a fair is held in honour of the guardian deity of a village, and hens, goats, etc., are offered as a sacrifice.57