2. The __sari__ is the dress of the Hindu woman.

3. Taking the dust of the feet is a formal offering of reverence

and is done by lightly touching the feet of the revered one and

then one's own head with the same hand. The wife does not

ordinarily do this to the husband.

4. It would not be reckoned good form for the husband to be

continually going into the zenana, except at particular hours for

meals or rest.

5. __Bara__ = Senior; __Chota__ = Junior. In joint

families of rank, though the widows remain entitled only to a

life-interest in their husbands' share, their rank remains to

them according to seniority, and the titles "Senior" and "Junior"

continue to distinguish the elder and younger branches, even

though the junior branch be the one in power.

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