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Gunputty. He inquired the cause of his grief, and after hearing his 
whole story, comforted him, offered him utensils and provisions, 
and added that he would himself conduct him to the Deity. To this 
arrangement Mooraba objected, stating, that if the sacrifice were 
made of things not procured by himself, he should have no merit* 
Mooraba therefore requested that the Brahmin would advance him 
the money necessary to purchase the offerings, and would, as a 
security, keep his lota, or small vessel in which he was accustomed 
to dress his provisions. To this the Brahmin replied, that without 
his lota he could not mix up the offering ; that therefore he should 
first procure the articles, and, after the ceremony was over, and the 
lota washed, it might be given as a pledge. To this proposal Mooraba 
assented, and, attended by the Brahmin, went into the town, no 
where meeting with any obstruction. After the devotions were 
over, they returned to the foot of the tree, and eat together. 
Mooraba then went down to the river to wash his lota, that he might 
give it to the Brahmin, but on his return he could no where see 
him. Mooraba now feared the shopman might have been cheated, 
and therefore returned to him for the purpose of lodging his lota in 
pledge ; but, finding that the Brahmin had paid for every thing, 
returned to Chinchoor with his lota. 
That night Gunputty appeared in a dream to the Pingli 
Brahmins, and other magistrates, and told them he was extremely 
offended at their ill usage of the poor Brahmin, who had shown so 
much devotion to him by his daily pilgrimages, and so much zeal 
by his offerings, and that therefore he was determined to be served 
by him, and to quit them. Mooraba arrived, as usual, in the 
morning at the foot of the tree, but dared not to approach any 
