Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s3.t1.22
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s3.t1.22
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v2.c27.s3.t1.22
The Aranya-Shashthi Festival.—On the 6th of Jeth the ladies have another festival called the Aranya Shashthi, because on this day those desirous of offspring walk in the woods (aranya) to gather and eat certain herbs. Sir W. Jones has remarked the analogy between this and the Druidic ceremony of gathering the mistletoe (also on the Shashthi, or 6th day of the moon), as a preservative against sterility.