180 THE PEOCESSION. 



From the commencement of the Mohur- 

 rmn sacred standards were placed in certain 

 situations. These on the seventh night were 

 taken in procession all through the town of 

 Khyrpoor. On the eighth night, which is 

 called SeJ Ice rat^ frameworks of bamboo, 

 covered with tinsel to represent the martyred 

 Husseyn's marriage bed, were carried in pro- 

 cession through the town, commencing about 

 midnight. First came an elephant bearing 

 a sacred standard, followed by four carts, 

 each laden with a pair of Nagaras, or kettle- 

 drums of enormous size, and a shrill wind in- 

 strument. Next appeared the martyred Hus- 

 seyn's horse Dool-Dool, handsomely caparisoned 

 and seemingly pierced with arrows and 

 splashed with gore, as he fell with his master 

 at Kerbulla. Then came the principal SeJ or 

 bed, carried by bearers and accompanied by 

 numerous standards. On reaching the entrance 

 to the main street the procession halted, and 

 a number of men commenced chanting nnu'- 

 seeahs in Sindhi, after a snuffling monotonous 

 fashion. This suddenly ceased, and all stood 

 up shouting '' Ya Husseyn, Ya Husseyn," 

 at the same time striking tlieir breasts, which 



