propitiation of the village-god or goddess, planets etc. by offerings, to avoid, mitigate the distress believed to be or to have been, caused by them to the village.

ಗ್ರಾಮಶಾಂತಿಗಾಗಿ ತಳವಾರ ತಲೆಬೋಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ grāma śantigāgi taḷavāra tale bōḷisikoṇḍa (prov.) a proverb meaning that one sacrificed something for the welfare of others (often used sarc).