Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c43.t1.151
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c43.t1.151
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v3.c43.t1.151
¹ [Pāliya, ‘a protective, guardian,’ or ‘home of the guardian spirit’; often erected to Rājputs or others dying on the field of battle. At the Kālī Chaudas festival, 14th dark half of Āsho, these stones are daubed with red lead, and coco-nuts are offered (Enthoven, Folklore Notes, Gujarāt, 90; BG, ix. Part I. 218, 363 f.; Forbes, Rāsmāla, 691).]