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Chapter XVIII. 
BASWESHWAR. 
TO the south of my camp (for I am in camp now), on 
the other side of the river, runs a range of high hills, one 
of which is crowned with a great conical mass of rock 
visible for many miles. It must reach an altitude of about 
2,ooo feet. This rock is the abode of the god Basweshwar, 
who must live a very secluded life. Once a year, however, 
in the month of December, he holds an “ at home,” which 
is very numerously attended by pious Lingayets and also 
catholic-minded persons of other persuasions from the 
valleys round about. My friend and I decided that, for 
