Beshara—Those fakirs who hold themselves above the law. Bhadarià—Mendicant astrologers of Brahman origin. Bhadu—A low class of Uriya Brahmans. Bhagat—A worshipper. Bhagván—The divine spirit. Bhagwat—A name for God. Bhairawa—A name of Siva. Bhairawanath—A name of Siva. Bhairon—_same as_ Bhaironath. Bhákta—A devotee. Bhávin—A woman devoted to the service of the Temple. Bhikhu—A religious mendicant. Bhopi—A priest of a village temple. Bhu—The earth. Bhut—The spirit of the dead; a goblin. Bhuteswara—A name of Siva as destroyer. Bhutya—Devotees of Bhawani. Bilwa—The bel tree. Bishéswar—A name of Siva, alluding to his having swallowed poison. Boa—A Temple. Bo-tree—The pipal. Brahmá—The Creator. Bráhman—The first of the Hindu castes. Bráhmáni—A woman of Brahman caste. Broto—A vow. Budibudaki—A religious beggar who smears himself with ashes. Burha-Deo—The great God. But—The name of a devi. Catanar—A priest of the Syrian Church. Chakra—The weapon of Vishnu. Chattur—A consecrated cake of cow-dung. Chhandas—A sacred hymn. Chhandoga—A name of the udgatri priest. Chillah—A forty days’ fast. Chitpáwan—A subdivision of the Maharashtra Brahmans. Chitragupta—The first of the ministers of Yama. Cholipanth—A sect of Panjabis allowing free sexual intercourse. Chori—A marriage hall. Churel—A hobgoblin in the form of a hideous woman. Crore—Ten millions. Dádá—An elderly person, or a paternal grandfather. Dádupanthi—A Vaishnawa sect founded by Dadu. Daftar—A register. Dágoba—A dome-like structure built over the relics of a saint. Dáin—A witch. Daitya—A demon. Daiwatapka—Parsi betrothal ceremony. Dakaut—Braminical astrological mendicants. Dakiri—A female imp who feeds upon human flesh. Dachocha—A caste said to be descended from a Brahman father and a Gauli mother. Dakshina—A cow fit to be given to a Brahman. Danawa—A demon. Dargah—The tomb of a saint. Dasi—A woman dedicated to a temple. Dastur—A Parsi high priest. Devi—A goddess; especially Durga. Devrukhi—The room of a temple where the idol stands. Dewa—A god. Dewánga—One who wears the emblem of Siva. Dewasthán—A temple. Dewatá—A deity. Dhumra—A giant. Dinesha—Lord of the day. Diwar—-Divinity of a village, for whom a portion of the grain is set apart at each harvest. Dobe—A brahma who has studied two of the four Vedas. Durdhara—A leader in the army of demons. Durgá—The consort of Siva. Durgá-pugá—The worship of Durgá. Durmukha—The name of a demon—the fury faced. Dwáparayuga—The Third age of the world. Eshana—One of the names of Siva. Fakir—A Mohammedan religious mendicant. Gábhára—The inner room of a temple where the idol stands. Gadipati—Chief of a body of religious mendicants. Ganesa—A god, the son of Siva. Garudi—A snake charmer. Gentoo—Another name for a Hindu. Ghaus—A fakir of the highest sanctity. Gomedha—The sacrifice of a cow. Gondhal—A noisy festival in honour of Devi. Gopura—Building over the gate of a temple.