Note 135 — Chapter II · TREE AND SERPENT WORSHIP.
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In Garhwâl, the ground is freely smeared with cowdung and mud, and figures of five, seven, or nine serpents are rudely drawn with sandal-wood powder or tumeric; rice, beans, or peas are parched; lamps are lighted and waved before them; incense is burnt and food and fruit offered. These observances take place both morning and evening, and the night is spent in listening to stories in praises of the Nâga.135