- Author:
- Knox, Thomas Wallace
- Publication Info:
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New York:
Harper and Brothers,
1882,
pg 364
Text on page 364
364G THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN THE FAR EAST.
each of the four sides leading down to the water, and these steps were placed there, according to the tradition, by Vishnu's own hands. Close
temple at manikarnika.
by the mouth of the well are several altars where the pilgrims place their offerings; and if any of them are worth taking, they are carried away by the priests as soon as the worshipper's back is turned.
"The steps of the ghaut were crowded with pilgrims who had come there to bathe, and to say their prayers to the rising sun. The sun was just coining above the horizon as we reached the ghaut and paused to look at the multitude. There were many groups scattered along the ghaut, some of men and others of women, and they showed by their manner that the occasion was a solemn one. They left their heavy garments on the steps farther up, and walked down to the water's edge, clad only in white robes, and repeating their prayers as they went along. Some paused on the steps and stood motionless before small idols, and
