Note 18 — Chapter XI · GENERAL.
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Secrecy and silence are essential when learning the mantras on snakebite, on evil eye and the evil spirit of Vetál. All followers of the Shákta sect must worship the goddess (Durga) very secretly. Silence is also observed by people in welcoming to their homes and worshipping the goddess Párvati or Gauri in the bright half of Bhádrapada every year.18