Show HOMAGE PAID TO ENGINES A remarkable festival observed by the brahmans of india of all the many wonderful Aonder ful sights in ill that wonderful ond erful land of india none is perhaps more striking drig to the european than the festival of sri pancham pancham is the god who looks after the implements of those who have to work for their living liing and one da early in the 3 ear is set apart to pa homage to those implements the night before the festival the mechanic poli po lishe up his implements it he is 1 I 10 1 0 aft hindo Merc hanics at worship lr wont to look after a gay gas engine he gives it a thorough overhaul or if he lie be a carpenter or a weaver eaver or a black he lie makes his tools bright and lays them out for the coming morn on the day of the festival the implements clements ts are festooned with flowers or other decorations and during the day the religious minded hindu offers dainties to his tools particularly sweetmeats sweet meats while he offers the sweets ho he mutters invoking invoicing success to his future labor |