CHÁTURMÁS: The period of four months commencing from the tenth day of the bright half of Ashádh and ending with the tenth day of the bright half of Kártik. CHATURTHI: The fourth day of the bright or dark half of a month. CHAURÁR: An order of ghosts. CHEDA: Ghost of a person of the Kunbi or Shudra caste or an unmarried Mahár. CHEDOBA: Name of a spirit deity. CHELA: A disciple. CHELAN: An oblation to a Máta or goddess. CHETAK: A kind of black art. CHETAKIN: A witch. CHETUK: A spirit servant. CHHAMACHHARI: Death anniversary. CHHIPA: A caste of calico-printers. CHHOGALA: Celebrated. Great. CHHOGALO: With a tail. CHILBIL: Notes of the Pingala bird. CHILUM: A clay pipe. CHINDHARO: Ragged. CHIRANJIVA: Immortal. CHITHI: A piece of paper on which mystic signs are drawn; an amulet. CHITHARIA: Ragged. CHITI: See Chithi. CHITPÁVAN: A caste of Bráhmans also known as Konkanasth. CHITRA: Name of a constellation. CHOK: A square. CHOLA: Dolichos Sinensio. CHOLI: A bodice. CHONGE: A kind of sweet. CHORÁSI KÁNTINI: An order of ghosts. CHORÁSI VIRU: An order of ghosts. CHORAWA: A ceremony performed at the time of reaping. CHOTH: The fourth day of the bright or dark half of a month. CHUDBUDE JOSHI: A caste of fortune-tellers. CHUDEL: An order of female ghosts. CHUDELA: See Chudel. CHUDI: A torch. CHUDI PAURNIMA: The full-moon day of the month of Mágh. CHUNADI: A kind of cloth worn by females. CHUNTHO: Ragged. CHUNVÁLIA KOLI: A tribe of Kolis. CHURAMA: Sweet balls of wheat flour fried and soaked in ghi. CHUTAKI: Snapping the thumb and finger. COHAMPALO: Meddlesome. D. DÁDAMO: An order of ghosts. DÁDAMOKHODIÁR: Name of a field deity. DÁDH: A molar tooth. DÁDH BÁNDHAVI: To deprive of the power of eating by a charm or spell. DÁDO: An order of ghosts. DÁKAN: A witch; an order of ghosts. DÁKINI: See Dákan. DÁKLA: A spirit instrument in the form of a small kettle-drum. DAKSHA: A celebrated Prajápati born from the thumb of Brahma. DAKSHA PRAJÁPATI: See Daksha. DAKSHANA: A gift of money made to Bráhmans. DÁL: Name of a sect of Hindus. DALAP: A ceremony performed for the propitiation of the minor deities of the fields. DÁLIA: Baked split gram. DÁMANA: An amulet tied to the horns of a pet animal. DAMPATYA: A married pair. DÁNA: Corn seed. DÁNDA: The bat at the game of trap-stick. DÁNKLA: See Dákla. DÁNKLA BESWÁN: The installation of a dánkla. DÁNKLÁN: See Dákla. DARBHA: A sacred grass; Cynodon Dactylon. DARDURI: Name of a water nymph. DARGA: A Muhammadan place of worship. DARJI: A caste of tailors. DASHA: Influence. DARSHA SHRÁDDHA: A shráddha to the manes on every new moon day. DASARA: The tenth day of the bright half of Kártik. DASHARATHA: Son of Aja and father of Ráma. DAS PINDA: The oblations collectively to the manes of a deceased ancestor which are offered daily from the first day of his decease until the tenth, or which are offered together on the tenth: also the rite.