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gong, has a tank close by which is full of turtles locally known 

 as Mdddris and fishes called Gajdris [large Ophiocephali — N '. A.]. 

 I have not yet found out what these words mean, but Shah 

 Madar is the name of another Muhammadan saint and, per- 

 haps, Bayazid Bistami named the tortoises after his rival in 

 derision. It is locally believed that these tortoises were once 

 sinful men whom the saint metamorphosed into turtles as a 

 punishment for their wickedness. I have, however, recently 

 got hold of a Persian History of Chittagong which, I hope, 

 will give further information on the subject. The saint, I 

 believe, did not die in Chittagong. but is buried somewhere 



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up-country. Probably, the shrine was formerly a Hindu or 

 aboriginal one which was taken over by the Muhammadans. 



* [H. E. S. 1-7-1914.] 





