WATCHES OF THE DAY OR NIGHT                             WATCHES.TXT
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         CERTAIN TANTRA TEXTS CALL OUT SPECIFIC TIME PERIODS AS THE BEST TIMES
         TO PERFORM CERTAIN RITUALS OR ACTIONS. THE TEXTS DO NOT IDENTIFY THE
         TIME PERIODS IN MODERN TERMS. THE TERM USED IS WATCH.
         [PAHAR IN SANSKRIT]
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         WATCHES OF THE NIGHT [A WATCH IS 3 HOURS LONG IN INDIA.]
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         1. 6PM TO 9PM

         2. 9PM TO 12PM

         3. 12PM TO 3AM

         4. 3AM TO 6AM
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         WATCHES OF THE DAY
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         1. 6AM TO 9AM

         2. 9AM TO 12AM

         3. 12AM TO 3PM

         4. 3PM TO 6PM
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         NOTE ABOUT TIME: ACCORDING TO ONE SOURSE, 10PM TO  12:30AM IS CALLED
         RUDDRA'S TIME, RUDDRA IS LORD OF THE GHOSTS.