J the HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS. ()1* 
brutal ferocity to the assemblage. The 
the evening they are joined by 
heeij who mix indiscrirniuately with them, and 
''aticet/' intoxication till the night is far ad- 
^'’eral' 1 ^ ^“f'bnue this frantic kind of worship for 
theiy ' and, in truth, it is much in unison with 
habits,— savage and incon- 
holy g‘ a place so sacred, the residence of' so many 
tve mi 1 resort of so many pious phgriras, 
^®ligiof a strict attention to the forms of 
’>nd ’ “ scrupulous observance of tlie privations 
th*^****’*^* enjoined bv it So far, however, is tliis 
that much is met with, shocking even to 
Tlmyp"^ ■'"■e least bigotted. 
_ "'ei’c several points to be arranged before we 
flungotree, tlie source of the Jumna. I did 
*tieii sh ^ 1*” 1 ” ‘’P- '■ b> go unarmed ; but .-igreed that only five 
J^yself”'* ^ accoutred to attend us, and that I slunild 
''e put'-^'-? these weapons of war were to 
del'***’ w'e got within sight of the holy spot, 
Pl®dggj| in a cave near it, under a guard. I also 
*-l’at no use should bo made of these in- 
I *> »or any life sacrificed for tlie purpose of food, 
or l>y any of my people, after leaving 
eypj|'®®' ’oitil we returned: moreover, that I would 
hut <>1 any sort, dead or alive, along with 
shoes^''^i "tily rice .aiul bread. As to the putting oft' 
'^“"'•'l nidi*' ‘l*‘l »ot even propose it to me, and it 
Of}', 
1 • tiuiic; ULIL X vujcuitccicu tu |^n»c Liictii 
j'‘^lcr n) ^''^fsring into the precincts of the temple and 
1 V cvtrii lb Li/ iiiCj fuiwi lb 
hen done; but I volunteered to put them 
'arej; 
plan '.'fi niro me precincts ot 
iiiel pleased them greatly, 
lot. Cihoorkhas, went fri 
<>ot. 
"St i 
All the Hin- 
om the village 
’I'nde^^ bridge there is an overhanging 
n ston worship is performed to Bhynim, ami 
here ny^ Partly painted red, is the image of the god ; 
I) '* '-‘Very and worship alone were not performed, 
Br.'ih'^^ obliged to bathe and eat bread l«ikcd 
si!|"P'>ns ai'n!"*! P''®Pamtory to the great and effectual 
"fable tirn ^ P°ber Gungotree. This occupied a con- 
^ ^ok^’ *** tbe party was numerous: in the mean- 
^ '’ei’y imperfect sketch of the scene, after 
