2.

[290] See later in this article.

[291] This present of a lakh of rupees is known as Lakh Pasaru,
and it is not usually given in cash but in kind. It is made up of
grain, land, carriages, jewellery, horses, camels and elephants,
and varies in value from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 70,000. A living bard,
Mahamahopadhyaya Murar Das, has received three Lakh Pasarus from the
Rajas of Jodhpur and has refused one from the Rana of Udaipur in view
of the fact that he was made _ayachaka_ by the Jodhpur Raja. _Ayachaka_
means literally 'not a beggar,' and when a bard has once been made
_ayachaka_ he cannot accept gifts from any person other than his own
patron. An _ayachaka_ was formerly known as _polpat_, as it became
his bounden duty to sing the praises of his patron constantly from
the gate (_pol_) of the donor's fort or castle. (Mr. Hira Lal.)

[292] _Rajasthan_, ii. p. 548.

[293] _Viserva_, lit. poison.

[294] From _dhol_, a drum.

[295] _Rajasthan_, ii. p. 184.

[296] Lit. _putli_ or doll.

[297] _Tribes and Castes_, art. Bhat.

[298] _Ibidem._ Veiling the face is a sign of modesty.

[299] Postans. _Cutch_, p. 172.

[300] Vol. ii. pp. 392-394.

[301] _Rasmala_, ii. pp. 143, 144.

[302] _Bombay Gazetteer_, _Hindus of Gujarat_, Mr. Bhimbhai Kirparam,
pp. 217, 219.

[303] In Broach.

[304] Westermarck, _Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas_,
ii. p. 242.

[305] Westermarck, _ibidem_, p. 246.

[306] Westermarck, _ibidem_, p. 248.

[307] The above account of _Dharna_ is taken from Colonel Tone's
_Letter on the Marathas_ (India Office Tracts).

[308] This article is compiled from papers drawn up by Rai Bahadur
Panda Baijnath, Superintendent, Bastar State; Mr. Ravi Shankar,
Settlement Officer, Bastar; and Mr. Gopal Krishna, Assistant
Superintendent, Bastar.

[309] _Bassia latifolia_.

[310] The principal authorities on the Bhils are: _An Account of the
Mewar Bhils_, by Major P. H. Hendley, _J.A.S.B._ vol. xliv., 1875,
pp. 347-385; the _Bombay Gazetteer_, vol. ix., _Hindus of Gujarat_;
and notices in Colonel Tod's _Rajasthan_, Mr. A. L. Forbes's _Rasmala_,
and _The Khandesh Bhil Corps_, by Mr. A. H. A. Simcox, C.S.

[311] The old name of the Sesodia clan, Gahlot, is held to be derived
from this Goha. See the article Rajput Sesodia for a notice of the
real origin of the clan.

[312] _Rajasthan_, i. p. 184.

[313] _Ibidem_, p. 186.

[314] Reference may be made to _The Golden Bough_ for the full
exp