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Further instances might be enumerated, so general is this form of religious belief. In an interesting and valuable paper by a Bengal civilian intimately acquainted with the country and people the writer says: "The contrast between the acknowledged hatred of trees as a rule by the Bygas, and their deep veneration for certain others in particular, is very curious.
I have seen the hillsides swept clear of forests for miles with but here and there a solitary tree left standing. These remain now the objects of the deepest veneration. So far from being injured they are carefully preserved, and receive offerings of food, clothes, and flowers from the passing Bygas, who firmly believe that tree to be the home of a spirit."
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