Harikesh Bal Diwakar Chitrakatha 049

Author(s): Nityanandsuri, Chidanandmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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HARIKESH BAL
On the dry sandy banks of the Ganges was a filthy settlement of poor people. Their livelihood was selling hides and bones of.dead animals and picking clothes and other Lleftovers of the dead from the cremation ground.
In this settlement lived a man named Balkott. Gauri was the name of his wife. The name of their son was Bal. He was very crooked, ugly
and black. Ma ! Quickly give me something to eat. I have
Son ! Wait, to go to play with
I will just neighbourhood
serve. boys.
Bal gobbled his food.