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[applying and massaging the body with turmeric, oil and ground green gram paste] and dressed him up with expensive and exquisite clothes and a gold ring. During the inaugural or extramural ceremony celebrated in commemoration of ideal, unparalleled penance of Sati Candanab 1, the devotees used to offer the followers of five great vows, golden lentils' cuffs placed in a golden sieve, delicious kh ra (semi-solid sweet prepared with milk) garnished with dry fruits like almond, pistachio nuts, dry grapes etc., decorating the thick cream spread on the surface of the kh ra with silver or gold foils, etc., assuming that this type of so-called auspicious offering to a virtuous person would bless them with emancipation. And the Gurus on their part, out of lenity and being moved by the dedication of devotees used to accept those alms, declaring aloud “Generous Alms! Liberal Charity!" The followers of five great vows - c ryas used to retain with them, the heavy idols made of pure gold and silver and precious pearls gifted in abundance in alms. Those five-vowed great c ryas used to maintain piles of registers under the name 'Bah -Ba a' in their temple lodgings. These registers contained the details of all their devotees - (spread in every nook and corner) - their names and the names of their family members, the amount payable (as if it were a birth right) on a sacred or joyful occasion with date, time and particulars etc. If any one of those devotees gets their family ceremonies or other religious rituals done by any other gurus or c ryas, these gurus would make hue and cry.
Personal and Family Life of Lok
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r Sundaraj (Goraj ), Yati of small (N n ) Kaccha sect had the copy of KalpaS tra of 16th century. These two letters were attached to that copy. They throw ample light on the life of Lok ha. The disciple of r Mamgalaj Swm of L mbad tradition, r K aj scribed it and sent its duplicate copy to Monk r Ma il laj. Based on this copyr Ma il laj included the life history of Lok ha in his work called "Ancient history”. It is as follows:
4 The copies of these letters were given.
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