The Antiquities of Orissa v1.c11.86

v1.c11.86

³⁸ Some are of opinion that the “uprights” are memorial monuments, and not emblems of gods. This theory, however, requires confirmation ; it is certain that this is not the case in the opinion of at least some of the aborigines of India. The most dreaded divinity of the Santāls is Morang Bura, a sanguinary god, represented by a huge, uncarved, upright stone, who had, until recently, to be propitiated with human sacrifices. The Santāls have their traditions regarding the part which this god took in the formation of the earth and the first human pair.