Note 61 — Chapter V · WORSHIP OF THE MALEVOLENT DEAD.

So with the Dait or Daitya, who is connected in nothing but name with the demons of the olden world who warred with the gods. In Mirzapur he lives in a tree; in front he looks like a man, but seen from behind he is quite hollow, only a mere husk without a backbone. In this he resembles the Ellekone of Denmark, who is beautiful in front, but hollow in the back like a kneading trough.61 So the Hadal or Hedali of Bombay is said to be plump in front and a skeleton behind.62