jhalamala

Updated: May 2, 2025

Raja Harichand of the Sikhar stock, of Jhalamala, In the bamboo clump is his abode!" "Raja Harichand of the Sikhar stock of Jhalamala In the banyan-tree field in his abode! Raja Harichand, of the Sikhar stock, of Jhalamala, In the brinjal corner is his abode." And they found in the book that the fort should be in Pachet hill; then they sang in triumph:

Cecil Henry Bompas - Folklore of the Santal Parganas

Three scribes sat down to study the books with Harichand and his wife in their midst; on the right sat the scribe Hikim, and on the left the scribe Bhuja and the scribe Jaganath opened the book to see where the fort should be; and all the gopinis sat round in a circle and sang while the book was read. "Raja Harichand of the Sikhar stock, of Jhalamala, Where is his abode!

Cecil Henry Bompas - Folklore of the Santal Parganas