TIRTHA: Water used in bathing an idol; a holy place. TOLA: A weight amounting to 210 grains. TOND BHUT: An order of evil spirits. TOSHI: A class of chudels. TRAVENI: A confluence of three rivers. TRETÁYUGA: The second yuga or age according to the Hindu scriptures. TRIJ: The third day of the bright or dark half of a month. TRIPINDI: A kind of Shráddha. TRIPURÁSUR: Name of a demon. TRIPURI-PAURNIMA: The full moon-day of Kártik. TRISHANKU: Name of a king of the Solar race. TRISHUL: A trident. TUCHAKA: A mystical method. TULA: Libra. TULSI-VRAT: A vow in honour of the Tulsi or sweet basil plant. TULSI: The sweet basil. TUNGJÁI: Name of a goddess. TURABAT: A tomb. U. UBHI: Standing; an order of ghosts. UCHÁTAN: A branch of black magic. UCHCHÁTAN: See Uchátan. UDA: A species of water spirits. UDAK SHÁNTI: Propitiation by water. UJANI: A ceremony in propitiation of the village gods. UJJANI; A festival in honour of the god Indra. UKARDI: Earth with which the marriage altar is built. UKO: A dung-hill. UMA MAHESH: The god Mahádev and his wife Párvati; name of a vow in honour of them. UMBAR: The Indian fig tree. UMPI: Name of a Nág girl. UNÁI MÁTA: Name of a goddess. UNDAR: A mouse. UNT: A camel. UPADEVA: A demi-god. UPÁKARMA: The ceremony of renewing the sacred thread. URAS: A fair held in honour of a Mahomedan saint. UTÁR: A sacrificial offering. UTTÁNAPÁD: Name of a mythological king. UTTARÁ-BHÁDRAPADA: Name of a constellation. UTTARÁ-FÁLGUNI: Name of a constellation. UTTARÁSHÁDHA: Name of a constellation. V. VÁCCHADO: The spirit supposed to cure hydrophobia. VÁCCHARO: See Vácchado. VACHO: Even. VAD: The banyan tree; the dark half of a month. VADÁN: Fried cakes. VADHÁVO: Odd. VADYÁJÁI: Name of a goddess. VAGÁDNAR: One who beats musical instruments like drums. VAGGAYA: Name of a deity. VÁGH: A tiger. VÁGHÁMBARI: Name of a goddess. VÁGHARAN: A woman of the Vághri caste. VÁGHESHWARI MÁTA: Name of a goddess. VÁGHRI: A caste of Hindus. VÁGHUR DEVI: Name of a goddess. VÁGHVIR: The spirit of a person killed by a tiger. VÁGHYA: A male child offered to the god Khandoba. VAIRÁGI: A recluse. VAISHÁKHA: The second month of the Deccani Hindu and the seventh month of the Gujarát Hindu calendar year. VAISHNAVA: The sect of Hindus devoted to Vishnu. VAISHVADEV: An oblation of boiled rice into the fire. VAISHYA: A trader, the third of the four-fold divisions of Manu. VAITÁL: An order of demi-gods. VAITÁLIKA: An attendant of the god Shiva. VAIVASWAT MANU: Name of the seventh Manu now reigning. VAJRA: Adamant. VAJRÁBÁI: Name of a goddess. VAJRABATTU: A kind of bead. VAJRAMAYA: Adamantine. VAJRESHWARI: Name of a goddess. VAJRESWARI: See Vajreshvari. VALAM: A mock bridegroom in the Holi festival. VALAMA VALAMI: A procession of a mock marriage in the Holi festival. VALAMI: A mock bride in the Holi festival. VÁLAND: A caste of barbers or an individual of it.