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(s 4) The ba<strong>by</strong> (not without some guidance and help) 'spontaneously' succeeds <strong>in</strong> fish<strong>in</strong>g up with<br />
his right hand some precious (silver, gold) tr<strong>in</strong>kets, found on the "bottom of the earthenware<br />
bas<strong>in</strong>, filled with water, on top of which he is be<strong>in</strong>g kept. In this way he proves to be able to ga<strong>in</strong><br />
richess <strong>in</strong> his life.<br />
(t 1) The offer<strong>in</strong>gs necessary for the celebration of nigang sasih<strong>in</strong> are be<strong>in</strong>g blessed here.<br />
(t 2) The ritual of nigang sasih<strong>in</strong> beg<strong>in</strong>s at the bank of a stream<strong>in</strong>g water. Two clay puppets of an<br />
unmistakable male and female appearance are <strong>in</strong>dispensable.<br />
(t 4) A ba<strong>by</strong>'s first haircutt<strong>in</strong>g should be performed ceremoniously. Apart from the scissors,<br />
gunt<strong>in</strong>g, visible <strong>in</strong> (t 3), the officiat<strong>in</strong>g priest uses (from right to left) a lotosbud, a kalpika<br />
provided with a ru<strong>by</strong> and a pancha kosika.<br />
(t 3) Dur<strong>in</strong>g the hair cutt<strong>in</strong>g not the own mother keeps the ba<strong>by</strong> on her lap.<br />
(t 5) Offer<strong>in</strong>g at the occasion of tooth fil<strong>in</strong>g (cf. bed to the right).<br />
(u 1) Fil<strong>in</strong>g of teeth is preceded <strong>by</strong> prayer to Smara, god of love.<br />
(u 2) After hav<strong>in</strong>g been submitted to the fil<strong>in</strong>g of the teeth.<br />
(u 3) A look <strong>in</strong> the mirror may give reason for satisfaction.<br />
(u 4) Hammer and chisel are used as well as the file (u 5).<br />
(v 1) Cremation as a rule only takes place months if not years after death; the rema<strong>in</strong>s then often<br />
are reduced to a bare m<strong>in</strong>imum, bundled together <strong>in</strong> cloth, white and canary yellow, called sekah,<br />
'flower'. In view of the high costs of a cremation sometimes scores of people are cooperat<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
(v 2) This 'bull' is dest<strong>in</strong>ed to conta<strong>in</strong> dozens of sekah and to be cremated with them.
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