GOUTRÁL: Name of a vow. GOVARDHAN: A celebrated hill near Mathura. A large heap of cow dung or of rice, vegetables, etc. made on the first day of the bright half of Kártik in imitation of the mountain. GOWALÁ-DEVA: Name of a deity connected with rain-fall. GRAHA: A planet. GRAHANA: An eclipse. GRAHAN-PUJAN: The worship of the plough on the full-moon day of Shrávan. GRAHA-SHÁNTI: A ceremony in propitiation of the planets. GRÁMADEVATA: A village goddess. GRÁMA-DEVI: A village goddess. GRIHADEVATA: The deity which presides over the house. GRISHMA-RITU: The summer. GRIVA: Name of a deity. GUDHI: A pole, wrapped around with a cloth, a mango sprig, etc., erected on the first day of the year before the house-door. GUDHI-PÁDVA: The first day of the bright half of Chaitra, the new year's day of the Deccani Hindus. GUHYAK: An order of semi-divine beings. GULÁB: A rose. GUGAL: Balsamodendron. GUJAKALPA: Name of a medicinal preparation. GULÁL: Red powder. GUMPHA: A cave. GUNDAR: Gum arabic. GURAV: A caste of temple ministrants or an individual of it. GURU: A religious preceptor; Jupiter. GURU CHARITRA: Name of a sacred book. H. HADAL: Ghost of a woman who dies within ten days of childbirth or during menses. HADALI: See Hadal. HÁJ: A pilgrim. HAJÁM: A caste of barbers or an individual of it. HALÁHAL: A sort of deadly poison produced at the churning of the ocean. HANSA: A goose. HANUMÁN: Name of a deity in the form of a monkey. He was a great devotee of Ráma. HANUMÁN-JAYANTI: The full-moon-day of chaitra celebrated as the birthday of Hanumán. HAR: A name of Shiva. HARDA: A garland of balls made of sugar. HARDÁS: One who performs Kathás that is relates stories of Hindu deities to the accompaniment of music. HARDE: Myrobalan. HARI: A name of Vishnu. HARISCHANDRA: Name of a mythological king. HARITÁLIKA: The third day of the bright half of Bhádrapad on which images of Párvati made of earth are worshipped by women. HARIVANSHA: Name of a purán. HASTA: Name of a constellation. HATHADI: An order of ghosts. HÁTHI: An elephant. HAVAN: A sacrificial offering. HEDAMATIO: A name of Hanumán. HEDAMBA: Name of a giantess. HEDLI: An order of ghosts. HEMANT-RITU: Winter. HIDIMBA: Name of a giantess. HIJADA: A eunuch. HINGLÁJ: Name of a goddess. HIRANYAKASHIPU: Name of a demon. HIRANYAKASHYAPU: Name of a demon. HIRANYÁKSHA: Name of a demon. HIRWA: An order of ghosts. HOL: Name of a goddess. HOLI: A festival held at the approach of the vernal equinox. The pile arranged to be kindled at the festival. HOLIA: A boy who takes an active part in the Holi celebrations. HOLIKA: Name of a goddess. HOLO: A species of birds. HOMA: A sacrifice. HOMAHAVAN: A formation expressing comprehensively or collectively, the several acts and points appertaining to oblation by fire: also any one indefinely of these acts and points. HOW: Name of a demon. HUMBAD: A caste of Vániás or an individual of it.