At Kolhápur it is believed that the deities Etalái and Kálkái of the Konkan districts keep with them evil spirits as their servants. These servant spirits obey the orders of these deities. Some people in this district go to the temples of these deities and request them to lend them the services of these spirit servants. It is considered very lucky to secure the help of these spirits. The temple ministrant then requests the deity to give a Kaul or omen. For this purpose, the temple ministrant calls on the deity to enter his body, and when he is possessed by the spirit of the deity, he allows the applicant to take with him one of the deity's servants for a fixed period. The Gurav, or the ministrant, then explains to the person the period for which the spirit servant is given, and the amount of the annual tribute required to be given to the deity for the use of her servant. He also gives him a cocoanut and sacred ashes. The applicant then returns home, believing that the spirit servant will follow him, and from that time he prospers. This spirit servant is called Chetuk, and it can be seen only by the person in whose charge it is given by the Gurav. [700] At Achare in the Ratnágiri District, the spirit of a Bráhman well versed in the Vedas is called Mahápurusha and it is said to be benevolent. It haunts Pipal and Umbar trees. [701] At Murbád in the Thána District, the spirit known as Vetál, the king of evil spirits, is considered to be benevolent. [702] The spirit known as Mahápurush haunts the Pipal and Umbar trees. Avagat the ghost of a widow haunts the Avali (Phyllanthus emblica) tree. Alavant, the ghost of a woman dying at childbirth or during her menses, lives in the Nágchámpa, Surang and the Kájra trees. Devachár, Sambandh, Munja, Zoting, Khavis and Khápra reside in trees and plants. [703] The people of Kolhápur believe that the spirits known as Brahmasambandh, Brahma Rákshasa, and Khavis reside in trees. [704] The spirits known as Devchár and Chálegat are considered to be the special protectors of crops and cattle. [705] The people of Ubhádánda in the Ratnágiri District believe that the village deities and the Devachárs are the special protectors of crops and cattle. Offerings of fowls and cocoanuts are made to them annually. [706] At Kochare in the Ratnágiri District, the spirit known as Viswáti is believed to be the special protector of crops and cattle. [707] The people of the Kolába District consider that the spirits known as Mhashya, Khavis, and Bándav are the protectors of crops and cattle. [708] At Dahánu in the Thána District, the spirit Cheda is believed to be the guardian of crops and cattle. [709] The people of Kolhápur believe that the deities of the fields protect the crops and cattle. Those who are in possession of the Chetuk, or the servant spirit, are sure to find their crops and cattle protected by this servant spirit. [710]