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JOURNAL OF AN EMBASSY 
the Prome Pagoda is San-dau, or the Temple 
of the “ Royal Hair,” from its being presumed 
to contain, like the Pagoda of Rangoon, some 
hairs of Gautama’s head. In one of the tem¬ 
ples on the terrace there is a K’htora, or im¬ 
pression of the divinity’s foot, which we vi¬ 
sited and were permitted to examine without 
hindrance. It was a day of worship, being the 
full moon according to Burman reckoning. 
These are the occasions upon which the Bur- 
mans appear to the greatest advantage. The 
most respectable of the inhabitants, men and 
women, then visit the Pagodas from six to seven 
o’clock in the morning in their best dresses, and 
bearing offerings chiefly consisting of fruits 
and flowers. I had frequently been witness 
to this scene at Rangoon, and it now ap¬ 
peared to at least equal advantage. The two 
roads leading to the Pagoda were crowded 
with votaries, whose demeanour was extremely 
decorous, both here and in the performance of 
their devotions at the temple. The people 
were sufficiently cheerful, but they were not 
noisy, and no grotesque or ludicrous ceremo¬ 
nies entered into their devotions. A number 
of large and handsome bells were suspended 
between two posts round the area. Each vo¬ 
tary, upon making his offering, or completing 
