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the Burmese High Priest, who had it in charge. 

 The crowd was enormous and one fatal accident 

 occurred, which was much to be regretted. 

 For some days past this magnificent shrine has 

 been exhibited for a few nours daily in the 

 Band Stand on the Public Green. Hearing 

 that yesterday Buddha's tooth was also to be 

 on view at the Temple, a concession which is 

 usually only accorded when Royalty pays a 

 visit to the Island, I hastened into Kandy to 

 gratify my curiosity, and to see all that was 

 going on. 



As soon as we reached the public road, we 

 came upon groups of villagers dressed in their 

 best clothes, wending their way to Kandy. The 

 ferry was crowded with them, and the first 

 glimpse of the town itself reminded me of the 

 great August Perahera excepting that happily 

 the merry-go-round, phonograph, cinemato- 

 graph, etc., etc., were conspicuous by their 

 absence, but the same booths with native 

 refreshments and the same maimed beggars 

 lined the way. The temple walls had once 

 more their frieze of yellow draped priests, and 

 brightly clad secular spectators, and a grand 

 Pandal stood before the principal entrance of 

 the Dalada Maligawa. 



The band-stand was extended by broad over- 

 hanging eaves of Talipot palm, and on each 

 side of it temporary open structures were raised, 



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