A Dai/Shaman

Traditionally Dais had strong belief systems. They often called upon gods/goddesses or exorcised demons that were blocking births—as you see in the quote below.

Let the river flow. Let the child be born with head straight;
As the waters flood let women flood;
As millet cooks in the pot let the birth happen,
With head straight let childbirth happen!
Jupe (door god/entity) open the door soon!

Lord of Force, let the pains start!
Gentle Lord, let them progress...
And how long will you keep it in the belly?
Who knows, why are you taking so much time?
Straightaway let it happen. (Maharashtra)

thanks to Stella Dupuis for the image and Jeeva Project for the quote from a dai/shaman from Nandurbar, Maharashtra