dũwādobāṭo = dũwākā dobāṭo A crossroads (dobāṭa) home to dhũwā (also pronounced dũwā), one of the classes of minor spirits which shamans manipulate (probably from Kham, dohn.wa " a god or spirit that enters a shaman" Watters and Watters 1973: 64).At other crossroads, called Barmādhũwā (which is also the name of a star obstruction), the Bajyū and Barmā are found. These are classes of spirits of high caste suicides who at death vowed to return as avenging spirits. Barmā are, specifically, spirits of deceased male Brāhmans (who receive only pure offerings), but more generally, spirits of any suicides who, having been severely wronged in their lifetimes and unable to obtain justice, at death vowed to return as vengeance spirits. There are some spectacular examples in Jājarkoṭ of this class of spirits, said to number eighty-seven. The best known in the Jājarkoṭ area is Kawal Jaiśī. He was a Brāhman of Lahã who immolated himself along with a group of friends after being mistreated by the local ruler, confirming a crisis predicted at his birth. His spirit possesses many oracles (dhāmīs) throughout the area and actively rights many abuses of power. Karṇa Vīr recited a long version of his history, which I will include in my history of the gods of Jājarkoṭ.Bajyū are female counterparts to the Barmā. Numerous Bajyū exist in and around Jājarkoṭ, some still very active as avenging spirits, righting wrongs suffered by supplicants by tormenting those who wronged them. Of these, the best known are Catur Mālā of Barkālne and Ruku Mālā of Thānā, while others include Catru Mālā, Śantu Mālā, Ṭagu Mālā, Carda Mālā, Koki Mālā, and Gaṅgā Mālā, though none of these were included in Karṇa Vīr's list in V.10.When meant inclusively, I usually translate both Barmā and Bajyū as "Vengeance Suicide." When contrastive, I often leave the words untranslated.