Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s3.60
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s3.60
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v2.c27.s3.60
The Festival of Flowers.—The Rajput Floralia ushers in the rites of the beneficent Gauri, which continue nine days, the number sacred to the creative [570] power. These vie with the Cerealia of Rome, or the more ancient rites of the goddess of the Nile : I shall therefore devote some space to a particular account of them.¹