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¹⁷⁷ According to a Jain legend, Bharata was the first founder of this festival It is said that Indra gave Bharata his finger decked with ornaments with which the latter celebrated the eight days festivals in honour of Indra (*Āva cū* p 213), cf also Hopkins op cit, p 125 *Indramaha* is also mentioned by Bhāsa (Pusalkar, *Bhasa, a study* ch XIX p 440 f), also the *Kathāsaritsāgara* (Vol VIII, pp 144-53), *Mahābhārata* (I, 64 33) also see Dr Vasudeva S Agrawala's article in the *K V Rangaswami Aiyangar commemoration Vol* p 480 f