Delhi described
Deluge, said not to be known in India
Deputtah, dopatta, a double sheet
Devotees, Musalman.
Dhall, dal, pulse
Dhaullie, dali, a basket of fruit and vegetables
Dhie, dahi, curds
Dhie mudgelluss, dah majlis, the ten days of the Muharram festival
Dhobie, dhobi, a washerman
Dholle, dhol, a drum
Dhollie, a ‘dooly’, a litter;
wives
Dhome, a drum
Dhull Dhull, Duldul, the mule of Muhammad
Dhurzie, darzi, the tailor caste
Diamonds
Dice, games played with
Dimishk, Dimashq, Damascus
Dinar, dinar, denarius, a coin
Dinners provided in time of mourning
Dirzy; see DHURZIE
Divination in selecting a bride
Divorce
Dog, an impure animal
Domenie, Domni, a singing woman
Dooar prayer, du’a, supplication
Doob grass, dub, Cynodon Dactylon
Dowry of bride, how fixed
Draughts, the game of
Dress, not changed during the Muharram festival;
of a bride
Duffelee, dafali, the drummer caste
Dukhaun, dukan, a shop
Dulhaun, dalan, the hall, entrance of a house
Dullha, dulha, a bridegroom
Dullun, dulhin, a bride
Dunkah, danka, a kettle-drum;
dunkah wallah, dankawala, a drummer
Dunyah, dhaniya, coriander
Durbar, darbar, a court
Durgah, dargah, a saint’s shrine;
processions to, at Lucknow
Durwaun, darwan, a doorkeeper
Durweish, darvesh a beggar, a religious mendicant;
pretenders to the title
Dustha-khawn, dastarkhwan, a table-cloth
Dustoor, dastur, custom,
the percentages on purchases taken by native servants
Dust-storms
Eade, ’Id, a festival;
eade-gaarh, ’Idgah,
the place where the festival rites are
performed
Ear cleaners
Earrings
Earwax, human, administered to elephants
Earthquakes;
follow a flight of locusts;
Kanauj damaged by
Eclipse observances
Eggs sent at the Nauroz festival
Elephant trained to march in time;
carriages drawn by;
beggar riding on;
etiquette on meeting the king
Elias ky kishtee, Ilyas ki kishti,
boats set adrift in honour of Khwaja Khizr
Elijah, Elisha, the prophet
Emaum, Imam, leaders of the faithful;
Jaffur Saadick, Ja’far as-Sadiq
Emaum baarah, Imambara,
the place where the Muharram rites are
performed
Emaum zamunee, imam zamini,
a charm to secure safety in a journey
English women not visiting the Lucknow bazar
Esaee, ’Isa ’l-Masih, Jesus Christ,
the Messiah
Eshaa namaaz, salatu ’l-’Isha,
the night prayer
Etiquette in the zenanah;
at the Court of Oudh
Eunuchs, their power in the Court of Oudh;
tale of a pilgrim
Eve, the grave of
Execution of criminals
Exercise, modes of, used by young men
Exorcism of evil spirits
Eyes decorated with antimony