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THE KING'S EMAUM-BAARAH. 77
•giving a fairy-like effect to the brilliant scene.
In the centre of the building stood the green
glass Tazia, surrounded by wax lights; on the
right of which was placed an immense lion, and
on the left, a fish,* both formed of the same
bright emerald-green glass as the Tazia. The
richness and elegance of the banners,—which
were numerous and well arranged,—could be
equalled only by the costliness of their several
mountings.
In Asiatic buildings niches and recesses pre-
vail in all convenient situations, and here they
are appropriated for the reception of the relics
of antiquity and curiosities; such as models of
Mecca, the tent of Hosein, the gate of Kraa-
baallah, &c; these three are made of pure
silver, and rest on tables of the same metal.
* The fish is a symbol of sovereignty, or authority ema-
nating from the sovereign, in Hindoostaun, since the period
ofTimour.—Possessors of J a ghires, Collectors of Districts,
&c, have permission to use the fish, in the decorations on
their flags, in the way similar to our armorial bearings.
In Oude the fish is represented in many useful articles—
pleasure boats, carriages, &c. Some of the King's Chob-
dhaars carry a staff representing a gold or silver fish.
•giving a fairy-like effect to the brilliant scene.
In the centre of the building stood the green
glass Tazia, surrounded by wax lights; on the
right of which was placed an immense lion, and
on the left, a fish,* both formed of the same
bright emerald-green glass as the Tazia. The
richness and elegance of the banners,—which
were numerous and well arranged,—could be
equalled only by the costliness of their several
mountings.
In Asiatic buildings niches and recesses pre-
vail in all convenient situations, and here they
are appropriated for the reception of the relics
of antiquity and curiosities; such as models of
Mecca, the tent of Hosein, the gate of Kraa-
baallah, &c; these three are made of pure
silver, and rest on tables of the same metal.
* The fish is a symbol of sovereignty, or authority ema-
nating from the sovereign, in Hindoostaun, since the period
ofTimour.—Possessors of J a ghires, Collectors of Districts,
&c, have permission to use the fish, in the decorations on
their flags, in the way similar to our armorial bearings.
In Oude the fish is represented in many useful articles—
pleasure boats, carriages, &c. Some of the King's Chob-
dhaars carry a staff representing a gold or silver fish.