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...within it are certain to ward off evil but when taken on a holy day the waters possess still greater miraculous power. Thousands upon thousands bathe in the river that day. We saw a tent like thing supported by 12 men coming down the long steps to the river. They marched into the river with it and there they stood. Our guide explained that a high caste woman had come to bathe and worship. When the Christian missionaries opned the school the low caste children attended, for there is no purdah for the working, nor her daughters. Now there are schools for high caste girls. They are brought to the school and tanken home in closed carts, and no human being but the teachers who are always women ever sees...

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