It is considered very lucky to secure the help of these spirits
- Date of account
- Published 1915
- Source
- Folk Lore Notes. Vol. II—Konkan
- Reference
- Folk Lore Notes. Vol. II—Konkan · selected passage 64
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
It is considered very lucky to secure the help of these spirits
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyIt is considered very lucky to secure the help of these spirits. The temple ministrant then requests the deity to give a Kaul or omen. For this purpose, the temple ministrant calls on the deity to enter his body, and when he is possessed by the spirit of the deity, he allows the applicant to take with him one of the deity's servants for a fixed period. The Gurav, or the ministrant, then explains to the person the period for which the spirit servant is given, and the amount of the annual tribute required to be given to the deity for the use of her servant. He also gives him a cocoanut and sacred ashes. The applicant then returns home, believing that the spirit servant will follow him, and from that time he prospers. This spirit servant is called Chetuk, and it can be seen only by the person in whose charge it is given by the Gurav.
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis material belongs to a folklore tradition. Story type, collector, community, transmission and literary editing matter when comparing it with other sources.
Modern context
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