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Folk Lore Notes. Vol. II—Konkan

Note 33 — Chapter IV · WORSHIP OF ANCESTORS AND SAINTS.

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At Umbergaon in the Thána District there is a miracle-working tomb of a saint called the Dátár “Pir.” Sakhárámbáva of Angaon Kawad, a Hindu saint, is held in high honour in this village.33 At this place it is also believed that some of the Pirs walk round the village at night, and their tombs are said to be seen in motion. The Dátár Pir is worshipped even by the Hindus of that locality.34

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