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might have been the result of their deliberations, we 
should not endeavour to pry into the mysterious 
workings of that sacred assembly ; suffice it that the 
issue be made known. After the morning prayers and 
ablutions on the Jumna bank, the grave priests sum- 
moned the expectant crowds to hear what they had 
to say, and after confessing that the night had been 
spent in prayer and ceremony, they also admitted that 
they had been unable to divine the exact nature of 
the saint’s inquietude, but that they had been favored 
with his commands to attend at the Jaod Bhae at 
noon-day, and perforin certain mystic ceremonies, 
when it was more than probable that they should 
hear his farther pleasure. 
Carrying with them holy fire and Ganges’ sacred 
water, the priests, attended by a vast concourse of 
people, arrived at the Jaod Bhae shortly before 
noon ; having made every necessary preparation they 
retired within the building precisely at the appoint- 
ed hour, and carefully closing the entrances with 
mats provided for that purpose, they remained in 
consultation with the saint until sun-set ; during the 
whole of which time thick clouds of smoke issued 
from the Jaod Bhae, and at intervals the most un- 
earthly noises were heard, accompanied with cries, 
screams, and piteous groans, which caused the 
terrified people to fall upon their faces in an agony 
of fear and trembling. 
As the sun first touched the horizon, the smoke 
