Khir

Tauseef Mustafa/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The term Khir refers to a dish that is offered to Goddess Khirbhawani by devotees.

A Day of Festivities 2011

Tauseef Mustafa/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The term Khir refers to a dish that is offered to Goddess Khirbhawani by devotees.

A Day of Festivities 2011

This takes place when a child is about two years old: he is invited to the house of some member of the same section on the Diwali day and given to eat some Khir or a mess of new rice with milk and sugar, and thus apparently is held to become

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

[17] _Khir_, milk boiled with rice, sugar, and spices.

Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali 1885

The three murderers of Khir-Om symbolize Pontius Pilate, Caiaphas the

Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850

Then, the Sun commencing again to climb Northward, as Osiris was said to arise from the dead, so Khir-Om was raised, by the powerful attraction of the Lion (Leo), who waited for him at the Summer Solstice, and drew him to himself.

Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850

The bush of acacia placed at the head of the grave of Khir-Om is an emblem of resurrection and immortality.

Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850

We are reminded, by this passage, of the Tomb of Khir-Om, his death, and his rising from the grave, symbolical of restoration of life; and also of the brazen Sea in the Temple at Jerusalem.

Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850

Khir-Om was assailed at the East, West, and South Gates of the Temple.

Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850

Khir-Om lay several days in the grave; and, at the Winter Solstice, for five or six days, the length of the days did not perceptibly increase.

Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850