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SEPTEMBER, 1896.]
THE DEVIL WORSHIP OF THE TULUVAS.
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“Do you buy for five thousand Pagodas a silken sail, a mast of coral, an anchor of pearls, nails of wax, fish-oil, iron nails, goats, sheep, toddy and other liquors," said the fishermen. They drew ap the ship on the sea-shore. They filled it with rice and paddy from all the villages. They fastened the ropes and made straight a small mast. They said the wind was coming and raised the silken sail. They sailed straight to the Southern Countries, and the wind blew and the sea was high. They anchored the ship at Mukka and dwelt at Maka, and then anchored at an island and dwelt at Cochin. A year and six months passed since their departure, and they procured gold, pearls, rubies, diamonds and carbuncles.
"It is a year and six months since we left home; therefore let us retorn," said they.
On their return a stone ship came across theirs from the Northern Countries, when the Byåris' ship came sailing from the Southern side. The sailors of the stone ship and wooden ship spoke together and then they fought together. They fought a battle in the sea with weapons for seven nights and eight days. They hammered at each other with logs of wood, with balls, with guns and arrows. The sailors of the stone ship fired & cannon against the Byåris and then the Byaris' ship broke up, the ropes were cat tlirough, the mast was broken, the sail was torn, and the ship was entirely wrecked. The water came in and the Byaris were drowned in the water, and went to the bottom; but the fishermen who could swim came to shore. Only one Byfri came to shore. He came to the land near Yerikal and Dondikal.
There was an ancient Brahmat called Podikalaya. The Byari camo on his right side and there he died. A man became possessed of the Byari (Bobbarye). He took a shield, & fly-brush, and a ringing bell in his left hand, and a lump of bell-metal in his right hand. He left that place and went to a large sanam dedicated to Mayilapůjari at Mungladotti. Then Bobbarye thought of going to a large sdnam at Malar, and went there, and there he informed some people in a dream that he wanted another sduam there and a well dug by a thousand coolies. He collected a thousand people, and began to dig the well called Miyadauga and then disappeared. But a Pongada went to draw toddy, and saw him as he was finishing his work in the morning.
"O Pongada, do not tell of this, if anybody secs or asks you," said Bobbarye. ..
But the Pongada told it to whomsoever he saw and to whomsoever that asked. Having henrd of it, Bobbarye sunk him in a lotus tank for seven nights and eight days. Then the family of the Pongada searched for him, and called aloud, and collected a hundred people of Mülür. All of them together prayed for him. Then his bat of areca leaf was found in a lotng tank, and they saw the marks of his feet descending into it but not ascending. The Poigada could not be found. But because the Pongada's hať was found in the tank, it was kept as a pledge for the Bhůta, and the people prayed that if the Pongada, who was drowned, should come up again, they would appoint him and his family for ever sweepers of the sanam at Malar.
Before they could stop their tongues in their months, the Pongada came up! Then the hundred people of Mûlûr built for Bobbarye a matan with a tiled roof and a spire. They performed a feast once in two years and a sacrifice once a year.
The Bhata then went to tho Mallar Sanam, where he made the people sick, and informed them in their dreams of what he wanted. A sínam was built and a feast was performed. Then Bobbarye went to Woïyar, and made acquaintance with a thonsand people there and asked them for a sánam. A sanam was built there and a feast was performed. Then he went to Kapi, where he visited the god Janardhan, and on to the palace at Sarangulliya and spoke to the King at the northern door, who gave him the Parndani (Minister) of the Northern Door. He went then to Ajjal, where he got a piece of land and made the people build a sdnan and perform a feast. He had a sacrifice and feast at Yelledari Pari, He went to Bawa, where a sanam was built, and crossed the ferry at Pangala, where he visited two women. He made acquaintance with the god Janardhan, and with Mahalingébwar at Madot. He entered the
