BEL-BHANDÁR: Leaves of the Aegle Marmelos and the turmeric powder that are kept on an idol. BER: Jujube tree. BERO: Deaf. BETHI: An order of ghosts. BHÁBHO: Worthless. BHÁDARWA: See Bhádrapad. BHÁDRAPAD: The sixth month of the Deccani Hindu and the eleventh month of the Gujarát Hindu calendar year. BHAGAT: An exorcist. BHAGIRATH: Name of an ancient king of the solar dynasty who is said to have brought down the Ganges from heaven to the earth. BHÁGVAT: Name of one of the eighteen puránas. BHAGVATI: Name of a goddess. BHAGWÁN: An epithet of Vishnu; of Shiva. BHAGWATI: See Bhagvati. BHAIRAV: A name of an inferior manifestation of Shiva. BHAJAN: Repeating the name of a god as an act of worship; hymns or pieces or verses sung to a god. BHAKTIMÁRGA: Path of devotion. BHÁLU: An old female jackal. BHANDÁRI: A caste of Hindus. BHÁNG: Hemp water. BHANGI: A scavenger; name of the caste of scavengers. BHANGRA: A kind of tree. BHARANAI: Name of a goddess. BHARANI: Name of a constellation. BHÁRANI: The process of charming. BHARATA: Name of a brother of Ráma the seventh incarnation of Vishnu. BHARVÁD: A caste of shepherds. BHÁSIKA: An order of ghosts. BHASMA: Holy ashes. BHASMÁSUR: Name of a demon. BHÁUBIJ: The second day of the bright half of Kártik. BHAVÁI: Name of a stone deity. BHÁVAKÁI: Name of a goddess. BHAVÁNI: A name of the goddess Párvati. BHÁVIN: A caste of female temple servants who are prostitutes by profession. BHAWÁNI: See Bhaváni. BHENSA: A he-buffalo. BHENSÁSUR: A demon in the form of a he-buffalo. BHIKHÁRI: A beggar. BHIKHO: A beggar. BHIL: A partly Hindu, partly animistic tribe. BHIMA: The second of the five Pándava brothers. BHIMA-AGIÁRAS: The eleventh day of the bright half of Jyeshtha. BHIMASENA: See Bhima. BHIMNÁTH MAHÁDEV: A name of Shiva. BHIMNÁTH SHANKAR: A name of Shiva. BHISHMA: Son of Shántanu and the river Ganges and grand-uncle of the Pándavas and Kauravas. BHOGAVA: Village boundary. BHOI: A caste of fishermen and palanquin-bearers. BHOJAPATRA: A palm-leaf. BHOLÁNÁTH: A name of Shiva. BHONG RINGDI: Name of a poisonous plant. BHOPALA: Gourd. BHOPI: The person that officiates in the temples of village deities. BHUCHAR: An order of ghosts hovering over the earth. BHUNGA: A black bee. BHUSHUNDAKÁK: Name of a sage. BHUT: An evil spirit. BHUTA: See Bhut. BHUTA-DEVATA: A ghostly godling. BHUTÁLI: A woman who can influence evil spirits to do harm to others. BHUTE: Plural of Bhutya: See Bhutya. BHUTIN: A female member of an order of devotees of the goddess Bhaváni. BHUTNÁTH: Name of an evil spirit. BHUTYA: A male member of an order of devotees of the goddess Bhaváni. BHUVA: A male exorcist. BHUVI: A female exorcist. BIBHISHANA: Brother of Rávana, the demon king of Lanka or Ceylon. BIJ: The second day of the bright or dark half of a month.