Note 56 — Chapter IV · WORSHIP OF ANCESTORS AND SAINTS.
Reading edition
The following rites are in vogue for the cure of barrenness in the village of Dábhol in the Ratnágiri District.—(1) Walking round the Pipal tree daily; (2) Observing a fast for sixteen successive Mondays; (3) Performing the worship of Shiva after observing the aforesaid fast.56