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AUGUST, 1896.]
THE DEVIL WORSHIP OF THE TULUVAS.
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“Why do you go searching for your father?" asked the father.
“I went to play with some boys of my own age; they called me a paramour's son. I said nothing the first time, and reflected the second time, and then I went at once to my mother and asked her about my father. Your father went to Bêlûr and he will return in a short time,' said my mother. I cannot remain without seeing my father; I will go searching for my father, I want to see my father, I want to see my father's work, and I want to work in the same way,' said I, and I came here," said the son:
"Good, good, my son ! you were born but yesterday, but you have grown up very soon that you should come searching for me," said the father, and came down from the platform immediately. “It is true that I am your father and you are my son. It is well that we have met," and he clasped his son in both his arms and kissed him.
"Father! I want to see your work, let us go back," said the son.
"Why do you want to see my work? Why do you want to learn? You were born bat yesterday and have grown up very soon. Kings, who examined my work, saw what it was, were satisfied, and gave me presents," said the father.
"I cannot stop without seeing your work and learning," said the son,
Then the father and the son went to Belga!a. The father holding five torches, shewed his son all his work. He had made a figure on a pillar of maharnavami.
" All the work is done well, except the image of a frog which is not done well. Its eyes are not well done. Its paws are not well done. Its legs are not properly done," said the son,
"Rama, Rana, Bermetti! Many have examined and seen my work; many have been satisfied with it. You were born but yesterday, and are only just grown up, but still you have found out a mistake in my work ? If the King heard of this, he would tie me to an elephant's leg and beat me with horsewhips. He would dishonor me, and then what would be the use of my life!" said he, and put down all bis tools, and took out a knife at his girdle and cut his throat. Thus did he kill himself.
“Father, although you are dead I will not leave your tools," said the son. The news was spread in the four countries that the son who had killed his father was very clever. The King of Belgala sent a man to call him. The son worked at Belgnla much better than his father had worked. He built seven temples; he established a Brahma; he established seven idols in seven temples. He made a basti with a thousand pillars, one hundred and twenty images; a building for dancing ; a lodging for dancing-girls; a figure of a serpent. He made the wonder of a thousand and a single door: he made a figure of a lion: he made an elephant that appeared to be running, and a horse. He made a Gummata two cabits higher than that at Belûr. He went to Kollar, where he built a temple and established the god Mukambike. He went to Yörnad, built a temple and established a god there. Then he worked at Nagar, Bairangsada, King of Karkal, heard the news, sent for him and told him to work in his kingdom. He made a basti with a thousand pillars, a hundred and twenty images, a dancing room, 4 lodging for dancing-girls.
"Go to a rock on dry land and make a Gummatasami there," said the king.
He made the Gummatasami. He made a pillar called Banta Kamba, a pillar of maharnavami. He made a garden inside the temple.
"You people, bring fifty cocoanuts in a basket, flowers in a basket, and betel nut on a fan; call together the five thousand people of Kârkal, and raise the Gummatasâmi," said he.
Although five thousand people of Karkal were collected together, they were not able to raise the Gummata.
"O Kalkuda, we are not able to raise the Gummata ! We are not ablo at all!"
