History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.484

v6.c81.484

This ceremony of tying an amulet on the right wrist is still in vogue and priests go about tying these amulets and receive some fee for doing so Mukerji (p 81) is unduly harsh on the poor brāhmaṇas when he says that it is a day of blackmail by the priests Women in Gujarat and some other places tie silken amulets round the wrists of their brothers and give and receive presents