. The gospel in South India : or the religious life, experience, and character of the Hindu Christians . KALI DESTROYING CHILDREN. THE MISSION IN SOUTH TRAVANCORE. 19 Bhagavathi, queen of the demons, Shastavu, ademon chief, and other local spirits of HOOK SWINGING Amongst the Shanars and other Tamil castesin the South, these malignant spirits, male andfemale, of various names and antecedents, are 20 THE GOSPEL IN SOUTH INDIA. supposed to haunt houses, burial-grounds, andgigantic trees, to produce fever, small-pox andcholera, to possess women and others, and tokill children; indeed, ever
. The gospel in South India : or the religious life, experience, and character of the Hindu Christians . KALI DESTROYING CHILDREN. THE MISSION IN SOUTH TRAVANCORE. 19 Bhagavathi, queen of the demons, Shastavu, ademon chief, and other local spirits of HOOK SWINGING Amongst the Shanars and other Tamil castesin the South, these malignant spirits, male andfemale, of various names and antecedents, are 20 THE GOSPEL IN SOUTH INDIA. supposed to haunt houses, burial-grounds, andgigantic trees, to produce fever, small-pox andcholera, to possess women and others, and tokill children; indeed, every accident, disease, ormisfortune is attributed to this demoniac worship consists of dancing, drumming, andsongs, bloody sacrifices and other offerings todeprecate the wrath or appease the anger of thedevils, and to invoke demoniac inspiration. The corresponding tribe of Havars in CentralTravancore worship Kali or Bhagavathi andShastavu, to whom regular temples are dedicatedand annual festivals celebrated, lasting severaldays at a time, when devil-dancing is practised,hook swinging, piercing the sides, or othertortures in honour of the bloodthirsty goddess,and cocks are sacrificed in large numbers. Informer times even human sacrifices wer
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