The Imperial Gazetteer of India
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Bund^re. — Village in Vizagapatam District, Madras Presidency.
This is one of the chief Kandh villages, and was formerly a stronghold of the practice of human sacrifice known as Meriah or Junna. The ceremony, as performed at Bundare up to 1849, consisted in the sacrifice of three human beings, — two to the sun, in the east and west of the village, and one in the centre. A short wooden post having been fixed in the ground, the victim was fastened to it by his long hair, and held out by his legs ...and arms over a grave dug at the foot of the post. While in this position, the priest hacked the back of the victim's neck with the sacrificial knife, repeating as he did so the following invocation : — ' O mighty Maniksoro, this is your festal day I The sacrifice we now offer, you must eat ; and we pray that our battle-axes may be converted into swords, our bows and arrows into gunpowder and bullets; and if we have any quarrels with other tribes, give us the victory. Preserve us from the tyranny of kings and their officers.' Then addressing the victim : ' That we may enjoy prosperity, we offer you as a sacrifice to our god Maniksoro, who will immediately eat you; so be not grieved at our slaying you.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Bund^re. — Village in Vizagapatam District, Madras Presidency.
This is one of the chief Kandh villages, and was formerly a stronghold of the practice of human sacrifice known as Meriah or Junna. The ceremony, as performed at Bundare up to 1849, consisted in the sacrifice of three human beings, — two to the sun, in the east and west of the village, and one in the centre. A short wooden post having been fixed in the ground, the victim was fastened to it by his long hair, and held out by his legs ...and arms over a grave dug at the foot of the post. While in this position, the priest hacked the back of the victim's neck with the sacrificial knife, repeating as he did so the following invocation : — ' O mighty Maniksoro, this is your festal day I The sacrifice we now offer, you must eat ; and we pray that our battle-axes may be converted into swords, our bows and arrows into gunpowder and bullets; and if we have any quarrels with other tribes, give us the victory. Preserve us from the tyranny of kings and their officers.' Then addressing the victim : ' That we may enjoy prosperity, we offer you as a sacrifice to our god Maniksoro, who will immediately eat you; so be not grieved at our slaying you.
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