Note 44 — Chapter VII · TREE AND SERPENT WORSHIP.
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Water from the tanks of Vetávare in the Sávantwádi State and Mánjare in Goa territory is generally used as medicine for snakebite. It is believed that by the power of mantras a snake can be prevented from entering or leaving a particular area. This process is called ‘sarpa bándhane’. There are some sorcerers who can draw snakes out of their holes by the use of their mantras, and carry them away without touching them with their hands.44