Photo by W. AI. Zumbro 

 THi: SACRED ROCK AND TEMPLI) AT TIRUPURANKUNDRAM 



"Four miles from Madura is the rock of Tirupurankundram (Hill of the Holy God 

 Puran), sacred to the god Subramaniam. Here, twice a year, thousands of worshipers from 

 all over South India gather for a religious festival. . . . On the top of the rock is a 

 Mohammedan mosque and at the foot is the temple of Subramaniam" (see text, page 1257). 



Photo by W. M. Zumbro 



COMBINING RKLIGION AND BUSINESS 



"These festivals serve the triple purpose of a camp-meeting, a country fair, and a market, 

 for the Indian devotee combines business with religion in an interesting way. It is a gay 

 throng that assembles, rich in bright colors, fascinating in its varied life and movement. 

 . . . Here is a little microcosm of great India" (see text, page 1257). 



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