Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s4.18
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s4.18
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v2.c27.s4.18
On the 5th, after the usual sacrifice at the Chaugan, and an elephant fight, the procession marches to the temple of Asapurna (Hope); a buffalo and a ram are offered to the goddess adored by all the Rajputs, and the tutelary divinity of the Chauhans. On this day the lives of some victims are spared at the intercession of the Nagar-Seth, or chief-magistrate,¹ and those of his faith, the Jains.