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the niglit all four were found to have disappeared; aud a possessed Ca- 

 radi, or black bear, appeared ; coinmanding in tbe name of Biiadra-Cali 

 that a fane should be built, which was done. The poller, and his wife, 

 by means not stated, became possessed of tbe district. In bringing of= 

 ferings to the shrine, the people who do so present them to the descen- 

 dants of the said familj^ 



Sectioti 24. Account of the fane of PdviDnpdvl-dever, in a village of 

 the same name in the Manapalli district. — The origin of this fane is as- 

 cribed to the following circumstance. A wood-cutter in the service 

 of a Nayar when performing his work in the woods, whetted his in=. 

 strument on a stone ; and some others did the same. During three 

 da\^s nothing particular occurred; but on the evening of the fourth day, 

 when the instrument was being whetted, blood flowed forth from the 

 stone. Tbe man told the circumstance to the Nayar; who came, toge- 

 ther with three or four Potemar Brahmans. These, supposing it to be 

 some god, h.ad a booth erected over it; which in process of time 

 became a shrine and fane; having its attendants, festivals, offerings, and 

 the like, as usual in other places. 



Section 25. Account of the fane at Cdyan Colam, belonging to the 

 Concani people.— Formerly, and more than three hundred years ago, in 

 consequence of a disturbance in the Cancan, several persons emigrated 

 thence and came to Malayalam, w^here they received permission to set- 

 tle, from the Cochin raja. In consequence, they formed a distinct com- 

 raunity ; and built for themselves fanes : the one mentioned among 

 others; connected with the usual observances, 



Section 26. Account of the mosque of the lona-mapula people in 

 Travancore. — Their cazi, and some other leading persons, are mentioned. 

 Their pecular usages, and customs, are adverted to. Their class is said 

 to have received great increase from, the accession thereto, as well of 

 ^amburis, as of other people. 



Attached to this section, is a further brief mention concerning the 

 Syrian Christians iQunedi Nasrani (that is Nazarenes) : it chiefly relates 

 to ancient books. One, written four hundred years since, is stated to 

 be in the old Malay ala-Ufi or character. Others are spoken of as in the 

 8yria Upi, and are probably intended to denote the old Syrian MSS. of 

 the Scriptures; one of which was purchased by Dr. Buchanan. The 

 name of Mar Thomas herein occurs ; and also some mention of the 



