6. Death and inheritance.

The dead are buried with the head to the north, and mourning

is nominally observed for three days. But they have no rules of

abstinence, and do not even bathe to purify themselves as almost all

castes do. Sons inherit equally, and daughters do not share with

sons. But if there are no sons, then an unmarried daughter or one

married to a Lamsena, or man who has served for her, and living in

the house, takes the whole property for her lifetime, after which

it reverts to her father's family. Widows, Mr. Ganpati Giri states,

only inherit in the absence of male heirs.

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