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(29) *Cf.* ‘When the house is finished Brāhmaṇs and the friends of the family are feasted. The mistri (master-builder) attends the dinner and receives from the owner complimentary gifts, such as shawls, turban, clothes and money, as his merits and the generosity of his employer dictate.’ (*Ind. Ant., Vol.* XXIV, *p. 303, c. 2, last para.*)