. A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province. to the Kailds mountain, iscelebrated at Pilo or Spilo, in Shawa pargand, on any auspicious day inHad fixed at the will of the zamindars, and lasts one day. Worship ofthe Kailas mountain is performed with great rejoicings, dancingand singing being the main features of the fair. 16. The Khepa fair is observed throughout Kanaur, for three days,from Mangar hadi saptami to Mangar badi dasmi. The people bringthorns and put them on the doors of their houses in order that no evilspirit may enter and on the 3rd day th
. A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province. to the Kailds mountain, iscelebrated at Pilo or Spilo, in Shawa pargand, on any auspicious day inHad fixed at the will of the zamindars, and lasts one day. Worship ofthe Kailas mountain is performed with great rejoicings, dancingand singing being the main features of the fair. 16. The Khepa fair is observed throughout Kanaur, for three days,from Mangar hadi saptami to Mangar badi dasmi. The people bringthorns and put them on the doors of their houses in order that no evilspirit may enter and on the 3rd day they take all the thorns outsidethe village and bum them, as if they were burning an evil and singing with music are main features of the fair. 17. The Ra3-kd,yang {rds Sanskr. rdshi, a zodiacal sign , Sanskr. kdya, body), is the day ou which the sun reaches * Maheshras (2nd), the deity cf Bhaba pargand, t Bhaba is apargana in the Wang valley. % Shuwang Chandika, the goddess of Eothi or Kostampi. a village in Shuwa pargatid. c/ /i:.:, *-6a»>. C4. / <-. ^^. Monasticism in KaiMur. 4u3 the zodiacal sign of Aries. ]n India known as the Meshi-sankrdntior Vidbuva sankniuti, throughout the fSinihi Hills it is called fair is celebrated throughout Kanaur and the Simla Hills on the1st of Baisakh. The houses are well whitewashed and decorated,and danciag and singiug with great, rejoicings are its main features. 18. The L^brang-zalmo fair takes place at K^nani on the 17thof Jeth. At this fair people visit the temple of Diibld, and dance andsing there with great rejoicings. 19. The Chhokteu-zalmo fair is held at Labrang, in Shuwajiargand, on the 15th of Hdr. People visit the temple called Chhoktenat Ldbrang. Singing and dancing to music are its main features. 20. The Suskar fair is observed in Kothi or Kostampi as wellas elsewhere, about a week from the 9th of Pbagun. Two parties, oneof young men and the other of young women, tight with snow-ballsunt
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