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3'Iaratta territories. After plundering and burning 

 Pooua, a party proceeded to Chincliooi\ to lay it 

 ■under contribution. To this the Deo pointedly re- 

 fused to submit ; confiding in the divine influence 

 M'herew ith be was invested. The intolerant ]\Iiisul~ 

 mans derided such superstition ; and with the view 

 of rendering it ridiculous, offered to send a nuzur to 

 the Deo. The offer was accepted, the Deo betook 

 himself to prayers, and the insulting bigots deputed 

 certain persons, accompanied by many voluntary at- 

 tendants to sec tlie humorous result, M'ith a ceremo- 

 nious and apparently decorous and appropriate pre- 

 sent. It, however, consisted solely of cow's flesh, 

 and when the offensive obtrudcrs promised them- 

 selves their sport, at the first exhibition of so horrid 

 an abomination, how were they astonished and dis- 

 n^ayed at uncovering trays of the finest and most 

 sacred of Hindoo flowers ! 



Struck with the miracle, " those who went to 

 scoff, remained to pray," and refraining from farther 

 indecency, recognised the finger of God. 



So unequivocal an inteiposition of supernatural 

 power wn-ought on the unyielding minds of the Mu- 

 sulmans; and to expiate their offence, a grant was 

 soon after made by them, of lands, towns, &c. situat- 

 ed in the MoghiU territories, and not their recent 

 conquests, although not far from Chinchoor, of the 

 yearly value of twenty-seven thousand rupees, which 

 the temple enjoys to this day. 



A farther grant of enaam lands about CJiincIioor, 

 of thirteen thousand rupees per annum, was made, 

 at different times, by a late Feskzca, on what ac- 

 count, whether miraculous or not, I do not learn. 

 The Bra mbis, however, admit such donations to be in 

 themselves miracles ; the generous impulse being 

 fi-6m divine inspiration. These three grants the tem- 

 ple still enjoys, and they- constitute its permanent 



revenue 



