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Show A iriNLOO TEMlLIi MTES AND CEnCMONIES BY WHICH THE IDOL 13 HONORED. A CotnpUt tmlllnllon flrr niilctt th lff(h t-tt llrntiin-nt I irrrli fln-tirrtn fln-tirrtn Autliorllf llrcrhvrs, Tm- lcr nnil llnli1fnlThlr 3filhfHl, Tl.o UinddO templo cf any tiw or pit tnitlutiK U ncjni,ilft 1 rut 1 Hit. mi It f a Croup of bulMing" inrliMmii williln ono or mcto wll. It ixjMMWMMCf.Uiii rlv HogM, gnuilrd It nntio ruleti In dyji ttovo by nnt tlll ni-cctt by tbo pro ttit ffOTPrmutnt. It cnj.y, wbat tnty nlmcnt lio ti-tmcd n ronl mronui. fpjni liouMt, 1-tvln nml clTwrlHKtt, nihl itiM nh.i hoard of trtwuro In Jowcli, k- ami flirt r pjm 1 nti't win. Tliu n i-rrty i-rrty li tn tho luml.i of trustiMW. ivhc am (lectori or n ho ilnf in an lie rail t ary rigbt to tho ofileo. Hiwo luvo pover oror niicnormons vroaltlL Undfr unwrtipulouB trtuUtM Vrtluubl jou eU hn oiIImi p"aml or ln rrplicwl wlthRlntw 1'oUof riltornnl gol 1 coin lutru Uvn rc-OUM ttithccpitr. itUh lanJn bavo ben let nt n nominal rt-nt to their rrlntt.c, aixl otTr ring in tcii'lM for tho tc!npli)bAobiunppro-prlateJ tc!npli)bAobiunppro-prlateJ prroiifllly Ocouiioimlly n tnm-U tnm-U Is I rwfcuted for hi dlhofltt I rno ticc, but It Is notuttcN Unit ImHpuiv Tlio erection of tho IltnJoo temple Is tho work of a flow pyntcin of or ol at ton. bo mo holy man pcrhnl dim on tin 'pot, or ho has nn ccsUtlo vision of tho god in ono of tho Incarnation. Tlio rfpaco U Invented In-vented vitk taiictltynad nn ltimf-oiMit optothodtlty. Iliolindownomtrntaht-wiy Iliolindownomtrntaht-wiy build Riuall lioltr over It to prujithto tho K In hU f ior. Tho ground nroiind tho criifico is next in-clutvd in-clutvd wltli ft funco. Ity and by tho nho1 U removed nnd nomtthiiip tnoro prutuntioui and laM-ntf rnted. Tlio dovnn. or prliuo minUtor of tho province, nuT-n A plljfrliiisKo to tho dhrliio and IfavM a rich tiflVrititf In tholuindiiof tho ttrnhnnnit, who hao ltititutoJ themnelrMiu rpceHira, tru-tcc tru-tcc mil mlnUtrantJi. 31oro pilgrim couiot utTerlnffs in kind nivcll mi in jowcli and money fjur lu, and now bulldlngn nro cri'ctori. Cuurtu, lulli, gillcrii, a tank, plllaml ilatformu, nlU, gntowAjs nnd tower ilowjy grow around tho ahrluo tho untcr jxintof thoedlilco. Other hrin4 of nJllliitiU diltlf4 may group thcinclr tioar tho original, but tho inul'uthaJiutn Ij al vruya tho raiuo. It holds tho Im.io of tho deity to whom tho tcinplo ti UodfcMt'd, and It ii tho Kf no of dilly ccrrtnonles. At all ri-JtN It matt 1 Jwiloasly guirdeil against tho Intrusion of any but tho twlcoboro. When Cllvo took tho teinpl-j I of S riounRham tho target in twulhcrn IndK, und a powerful Btroniliold lu thofta la) 3,o0o Jlcrro It nj put a ntoud beforo tho door of tlio Muljutlianum, di clarintf tint tho Kuropenns should only im In over their dond Ijo-IU-, Tluir luptritUlons wero rnircted, and Clivo left tho fi.uatii4 lu toMeiMlim. Jnprctirvinjtholntogrity of tho aa crcU shrino tho Hindoo ha Kmt thing tnoro to consider than his rtlUiou nru pUs. Tlio restitution of tho divino or tiiantriot-sseiiroUurry eipcrip.io nnd Intricate process, requiring largo sums cf money for its dllTennt rites. At Vel loro thoro Is n hnn bomu templo which wis dcuccrated jears ago by tho JIo haminvhans. They klllcil n cow In tho hilathaimrn. Tho building now stands impty nnd unoccujlid ami tho Kuro pcan iniy go Into outer and Inner court as ho phase, Tlio Mulasthannm is u small lull, richly dccoraUil with cnn logs. It contains nothing but n stono d-ils, on tho fKO of which is n tortolso in outlino. Tho Imago nitotl formerly on tho tor-toUo. tor-toUo. Tin roil n i wall guttir around tho I lit form, which couductetl tho sa crcd w ater uod for tho ablution of tho idol Into ii ruf(.rolrfuUido. VilKrlmn drauk of this watt r caccrly in btlitf of its miraculous powtrs of htullng and imriflcatlon. Tho teiu)1oTvuuld prob.1 LlybonseU again by Hindoo worshipers worship-ers If money wcro furthcoming sulll ciont to restoro tho dUluo istHiiu), The idol is not usually in-du of pod or stono. It is moUtsl in nn nmalmu of tiro metals gold, slhcr, brass, copper cop-per and It U. lu sizo tt Is smaller than tho lminau fliiuro. It is not callod n "Swaml" until tho tusMrio iwencolmi boon infust d intc tho proper cero- monies. ThcMu aro KiformeU b tho Dralnuans, who claim tho power of placing tho cmchco in nny object, nnt mato or 1 mini ma to that they chooso. Homttlint-s tho object is n man, tho chief trust eo or ".Moklcsuor" IIo Is thin said to bo lUUnc, nud Is cnlleil 'Swnmi,M and xnoreour, is worhlifpuil as a god. Tho doily iltiml whlihiuii I certa only tho idol, tales placo iiwIJo I I tho shrtno nt Interrals during tho day, Ko worshliH'rs uro (recent ixnpt thonowhonro taVlng patt tn tlio function, func-tion, Iholuiagolstiuded inoir) ml-nuti ml-nuti particular na though It wironlU-iug wironlU-iug human lcitig. Kolhtng is omitted. It is wohU v.iili wutcr fain tho tacrMtr.uk. Itisdrtitetl nnd feil. It U supponed to tako t lenAuro lu tho com jinuy of th ilnnciiu ttirls, It sloiannd ualces, and iJially is put to boJ. Dur lngitstulloth)musof pralso nro sung, lamps uro lighted, camphor nnd Incotuo burned, and tho tomtom Is frequently iutrodupud. Tart of tho rovenuo of tho Umi lo ms fi r nil of this, an 1 ft grt at manv l.rahmliu hnd thdr occup.it lou and their living tn it. Tho ritual of tho festival is mnch moioimporflug. Tlio ImttKo Is corvd with plates of gold ami 1 .uiiHlwith jn.'-ls jn.'-ls ltistnrniHlin prouwton upon a htniocar.buimouutea 1thn thn no of tilvor. It may now nppoar UToro tlm eyes of all. and it nukes n flow nnd inigulftcrnt journt) around tho ouUr courWof tho titnply wliKhnrooptn to nil casts and throuh thutowit. DH. r-lugstn r-lugstn kiul niiiliu inune nnd jmels nrorottlvol. 'Ihn darning girls nro to bo m.rn, their cluirms enhnmt 1 by rich silk and goldi tiny mo thu daught rj nnd wlvtH of tho god, and the cluhircu of tho divtl 'I ho ulu i of thtir churms got 8 to swell tho o.Ti.iU.rv cuiuiJuablv, |