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KALPA SÚTRA.
Siddhartha, to hold the high festival of the inaulguration of the Tirthankár*
Early in the morning, the King having called his messengers-at-arms, said to them: “O beloved of the gods, go quickly through the city of Kundagráma, and liberate all the prisonerst, and order all the dealers to increase their weights and measures for the day. Take care also that all the city, both inside and outside, and the gates, be sprinkled with water, and smeared with cow-dungt, that places of resort, where three or four ways meet, and spaces around temples, be similarly purified, as also the highways and lanes; also erect a large pavilion, adorned with parti-coloured cloth, hung around with flags, attaching festoons to the ceilings, and put finger-marks ons it of the finest white and red Cashmerian sandal-wood, and put down on the floor a jar of sandal-wood, and round it a number of smaller pots. Hang up also garlands over all the doors of sweet-smelling fresh flowers, of all the five different colours, gracefully
* This is the Abhisheka ; none but gods were present on the occasion, or took part in the festival.
+ The original phrase for this is, ar JHEUTE that is, FITTTTTTTT as explained SEHEMU
| A common practice now on festive occasions. $ This is also a coinmon practice.
