Show india indias great religious fair the narel purnima a religious tair fair waa was lately celebrated in india on a grand scale its ceremonials are connected with the sea and from early morning multitudes of men and women could be seen wending their way ocean ward to perform their sacred eions the arrivals had reached such numbers by noon that the streets and country roads were packed there were numerous booths and stalls to accommodate the vast crowds and about 6 ap p in the procession reached the cotton market headed by cle ele chants hants richly caparisoned and followed by numerous native and military bands by infantry arab idars and mounted police while a string of carriages occupied by state officials brought up the rear the maharaja sahib was driven in a carriage and four down to the seashore to worship the deity who presides over the waves the procession was one ralle mile long and the ceremonies did not break up till midnight |