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Indian Rhino |
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Kincaid, C.A. 1908. The tale of the Tulsi plant. Bombay, Times of India. P.88 - On reaching the pathway that branches off to Parvati, do not continue until the steps are reached but turn to the right and passing under a limb tree walk with me towards the North. The leaves of this limb tree are in great request on the let of Chaitra—the Deccan New Year’s day. The ordinary Brahmin eats but one or two because of their bitter taste. .. A hundred yards or so beyond the limb tree is a little shed. Underneath it are kunku and shendar covered stones arranged so as to mark a grave. Its occupant was once a Mang who attended the Peshwa’s rhinoceros and one day ended his career with its horn through his body. He was buried here and his disembodied spirit haunts the place. The Mhar attendant when I visited it said to me ‘pbai navasala pavaio’ (he readily hearkens to prayers) and recently plucked feathers lying close by, showed that but a few minutes before a worshipper had offered a fowl to the Mang’s ghost. [Parvati, in SW of Pune.]
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The tale of the Tulsi plant
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