Cults, customs and superstitions of India. Rev. and enl. ed. With illus. from photographs and from drawings by William Campbell Oman (1908)
Oman, John Campbell, 1841-1911 · London T.F. Unwin · leaf 283
midst the trees wasoccupied by the tents of the native gentlemen who hadcome to the fair for a days enjoyment. The central pavilion when I reached it was thronged,and just below it lay shimmering in the sunlight thegreat reservoir, brimful and enlivened by scores of foun-tains within its ample… … AT THE FAIR 213 me the reservoir, and beyond that still another and lowerterrace also furnished with rows of fountains. Being a Muhammadan fair, the Chiragan mela has cer-tain peculiarities which differentiate it from a Hindumela; for example, the absence of women except of thefreer sort is quite…
Superstition · India -- Social life and customs · India -- Religion
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