﻿THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL. 3O9 



use. There are also, on the outside of the great 

 towns, small square reservoirs of water, faced with 

 brick, with a good road to walk upon, and a large 

 flight of steps for the convenience of those who choose 

 to bathe. A piece of water of this kind on the out- 

 side of the city uf Cafhmandu, was at least 200 feet long 

 on each side of the square ; and every part of its work- 

 manship had a good appearance. 



The religion of JSepal is of two kinds : the more 

 ar.cie.it is \ rotessed by many people who call them- 

 selves Baryesu : they pluck out all the hair from their 

 heads ; their dress is of coarse red woollen cloth, and 

 they wear a cap of the same : they are considered as 

 people of the religious order ; and their religion pro- 

 hibits 1 hem from marrying, as it is with the Lamas of 

 Thibet, from which country their religion was originally 

 brought ; but in Nepal they do not observe this rule, 

 except at their discretion. They have large monasteries, 

 in which every one has a separate apartment, or place 

 of abode; they observe also particular festivals, the 

 principal of which is called Yatra in their language, 

 and continues a month or longer, according to the 

 pleasure of the king. The ceremony consists in 

 drawing an idol, which at Leht Vattan is called 

 Saghero *, in a large and richly ornamented car, co- 

 vered with gilt copper : round about the idol stand 

 the king and the principal Baryesus; and in this 

 manner the vehicle is almost every day drawn through 

 some one of the streets of the city by the inhabitants, 

 who run about beating and playing upon every kind 

 of instrument their country affords, which make an 

 inconceiveable noise. 



* I s'lfp^se a name of Bhaga-jat <-*r C--isbr.fi; but Bba-ga is 

 Mabaa'eva, and Bajri, or Fairi, means the Thunderer. 



