 When the pile is ready for burning, a handful of lighted fire is brought by the Dom, and applied by one of the chief members of the family to the wood. The Dom is the only person who can furnish the light for this purpose ; and if, from any circumstance,...  A Hand-book of Benares - Page 38by Arthur Parker - 1901 - 85 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Garrett - 1871 - 978 pages
...dead, laying the logs of wood in order on the ground, and bringing the lighted straw ; the Dom in fact is the only person who can furnish the light for the purpose. — SHEERING. Drama — It is said by Professor Wilson that the invention of dramatic entertainments... | |
 | John Garrett - 1873 - 174 pages
...dead, laying the logs of wood in order on the ground, and bringing the lighted straw ; the Dom in fact is the only person who can furnish the light for the purpose. — SHEERING. Drama — It is said by Professor Wilson that the invention of dramatic entertainments... | |
 | John Garrett (director of public instruction in Mysore.) - 1873 - 174 pages
...dead, laying the logs of wood in order on the ground, and bringing the lighted straw ; the Dom in fact is the only person who can furnish the light for the purpose. — SHEERING. Drama — It is said by Professor Wilson that the invention of dramatic entertainments... | |
 | William Crooke - 1896 - 572 pages
...the deceased. When the pile is ready for burning, a handful o£ lighted fire is brought by the Dom, and applied by one of the chief members of the family...is the only person -/who can furnish the light for this purpose ; and if, from any circumstance, the services of one cannot be obtained, great delay and... | |
 | Robert Vane Russell - 1916 - 1528 pages
...brought by 1 Bombay Gazetteer, Ie Bombay Gazetteer, Ie 8 Ibidem. * Hindu Tribes and Castes, quoted the Dom, and is taken from him and applied by one...who can furnish the light for the purpose ; and if for any reason no Dom is available, great delay and inconvenience are apt to arise. The Dom exacts... | |
 | R.V. Russell - 1993 - 426 pages
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 | William Crooke - 1999 - 499 pages
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 | India. Office of the Registrar General - 1971 - 564 pages
...the deceased. When the pile is ready for burning, a handful of lighted fire is brought by the Dom, and applied by one of the chief members of the family...Dom is the only person who can furnish the light for this purpose; and if, from any circumstance, the services of one cannot be obtained, 1 . On this see... | |
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