Note 10 — Chapter X · WITCHCRAFT.
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When there was scarcity of rain the Hindus formerly invoked Indra, the god of rain, by means of Yadnyas or sacrifices, but such sacrifices are now rarely performed as they are very costly. The general method of ensuring rainfall in these days is to drown the Lingam of the god Shiva in water and to offer prayers to that deity.10