Folk Culture and Oral Tradition: A Comparative Study of Regions in Rajasthan and Eastern U.P.

Afterwards Asalpur Asalpur and Barigaon Asalpur people say auspicious baniya Barigaon bhabhi Bombay brahmins bride bridegroom bright half brother ceremony chamars chhatris child corpse cow-dung cremation culture dark half death deceased deities dekho devar earthen eastern U.P. elite father festival falls festivals observed folk culture Folklore following saying Gangaur Gaura ghee girls give given gods and deities grain Hari higher castes Hindu husband India instance Ishar jaccha koiri low caste lower castes manavan mantras marriage married McKim Marriott mhara mother goddess mother-in-law nahi nakshatra nanad offer oral tradition Oscar Lewis pan-Indic pandit patient performed person Phagun ploughing prevalent pujan pukka food pyre-lighter raigars rain Rajasthan Rajbali Pandey regions relationship Religion rice rites ritual Robert Redfield S.C. Dube Savan Shiva Similarly Sitala social societies song sung take bath turmeric vermilion villages wife woman women sing songs worship