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streets leading to the Briddhkal temple, a meld or fair is
held every Sunday; and, once a year, in the month of
Sawan, one on a large scale is held, which lasts for
several days. These melds are partly of a religious, and
partly of a secular, character; hut their primary intention
is the worship of some celebrated deity.
In a street leading to Briddhkal, a small temple ob-
structs the thoroughfare, called Batneswar, from ratna,
a jewel. The shrine is referred to in Hindu writings.
A curious circumstance is connected with its modern
history. Upwards of thirty years ago, an English
magistrate of Benares, while making improvements in
the city, determined that this temple should he levelled
with the ground. The natives say, that, one night, the
god Mahadeva appeared to the sahib, or gentleman, in a
dream, and, representing to him the great sin he was
intending to commit, ordered him to forbear from the
execution of such an evil design; and that, on awaking,
the sahib, in obedience to the divine admonition, laid
aside his levelling project. It is reported, also, and com-
monly believed, that, while digging at the foundations of
the temple, on this occasion, a jewel was discovered be-
neath it; but the natives themselves express considerable
doubt about its genuineness.
streets leading to the Briddhkal temple, a meld or fair is
held every Sunday; and, once a year, in the month of
Sawan, one on a large scale is held, which lasts for
several days. These melds are partly of a religious, and
partly of a secular, character; hut their primary intention
is the worship of some celebrated deity.
In a street leading to Briddhkal, a small temple ob-
structs the thoroughfare, called Batneswar, from ratna,
a jewel. The shrine is referred to in Hindu writings.
A curious circumstance is connected with its modern
history. Upwards of thirty years ago, an English
magistrate of Benares, while making improvements in
the city, determined that this temple should he levelled
with the ground. The natives say, that, one night, the
god Mahadeva appeared to the sahib, or gentleman, in a
dream, and, representing to him the great sin he was
intending to commit, ordered him to forbear from the
execution of such an evil design; and that, on awaking,
the sahib, in obedience to the divine admonition, laid
aside his levelling project. It is reported, also, and com-
monly believed, that, while digging at the foundations of
the temple, on this occasion, a jewel was discovered be-
neath it; but the natives themselves express considerable
doubt about its genuineness.