New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-05
Th. cren, guggernnu, sntu-nnl.s.


The Calcutta correspondent Of the London Times
on the Sta Of July, gives the roVoiins details oil
scenes al the sauan Jstra and the Ruth JGttra-the
two great festivals OF Juggernant, which are so
widely celebrated in Uindosian. Commencing on
Sunday the 10Th june BY the priests bringing forth
tic god to be bsthcd IL terminated on the tth Mt,
whom the ears were drawn back By thousands Of
people, and the god wasrcpaced in his home. The
writer attended both these ceremonies, and the dc
tas into which he enters will speedily dispel any
idea as 20 the Hindoos having abandoned the hort
bio praotice Of throwing themselves under the
wheels of tho Jugyenaut Car. Passing over the
bathing portion Of the business, which seems to have
part.ken Of the character Of farce, We vii come
az once to the closing part q the festival, which is
said 10 have been most sickening and revolving
tragedy, aud which it was impossible to witness
without horror ard difgust.
"The crowd seemed infinitely more dense than u had
ever Teen on former and all along the road
were booths hlicd with sweetucais, hileons masks
trumpery Birminghrm ware ard Images Of JuggernaE.
Krssana and other deties oithe hineoo mythology 1t
wes a barsarOus copy Of county far. Ihsre Wefo
vkisc, and Ioin.t0ns she'll hsh smelling horribly IN
tho SUB huge sek mutt .onse dan aged pineapple. and
! here aud ihcre ruds. coRirfed mer.y'goToll1'
viii .sst baoaO, jOylng ire sport which tat nacnlne
II lpabg o. furnishing. There we're match BA, ND
cossy agy, chanting their dTGrlns uoDoioooas strains
20 tac Rusio VI IN OLD fiddle ard tom tosl linen mere
we're .lo acrobAts. no made Catherine gaeeia Ike
tie bD,s who run Cd 30 run Oy tie side OK oun.
bnscs In London strces. There was ase assreoicOpe.
with views of the last Great Exhibition OF show Or ore
nice each persDn. Tho Confusion was ihcescFlbale
aud when shower Ofrain came on, rs happily nd
cnco or twice the tlrorg seemed 81 get veg ~ III
lnt mi o. DC incapable Of dseG.anghnE lseL Vt o.
dong anything bu; roll aeiles3ig IRON one soc VI be
"'rhe centcrs o. attraction were tho two Juggernaut
cars Thcsc are immense laundering masses o. Wool
about sixty feet iu height carved into AZ SORTS az ag es
and decorated on every square inch viii lgurcG OF the
G,ites. They arc consructed a. fouT stories. 20 %
sp.iA and upon each OF these crowd o. brahmns she
taer iIiends collected. Large iqos were placed
A. each corner and Two ropes Of great legta were az
iaehod 70 the Trent Il the cor. They moved upon SIX
heavy hceif and the eatirc weight ~ lhe ponHeions
brio must have hlen enormous Hour alter h"sr ths
multi ado s.ream,d past The cars which were ~ some
ds.aueo rom oao other tLcy turned aside to sned
beneath which wero yleced numDr Q. ihGe'ehuy
painted Idols alci wards decorated win l'to ui"e'y
gAa boosted on ne cnr.
1T was NOT Until four IN the afternoon that olg gong
beaten The topncst division ot me his' ,n H1
with great shout JLggtsnaut hilArtli s"AlLlu II Icu
cloth was brought 10 tnc spot ropt was lHieh'u 20
him and with mich eHrriiou be was hnstcd from stage
~ sin 20 b. the Discrimination b. himself ihe god seemed
ratler h,inless They dragged hin NJ and uncovered
in and A.. crowd sSc0nCd TO hin in their usual Ash
ION A hinge ugly tang he " s. with enormous eyes,
ri.rted h'acg Wnh o broad Wiiie rra aronhu thes.
iJcu anoihef rod was sronrht nnG hostcd Up ~ the
same way bu. 70 lower division, md so "a til all were
an TIE crowd aashI.e kept throwing garlands
and donations 80 no bralmins-drty. coiluoilooSmg
nsn with NJ. hing whatever TO distinguish them from
the common mas except the white Eahmincal thread
over their shoulders len The gods were al In tho.r
places tao large wooden sOTss were brought Ont one
tae and he other WHITE each with thick ali sticking
No - az agg.0 " uiltty degrees. Iheso gay steed5
vcre fastened to TIE and Rratmin stood upon the
tae1 gfcaCh. noldlng Oy q rope.
-. tha dine The sooDc was eG.Taord nary. tlcao by
the side Of he ear vas large native house, broken and
crumLhng Ike most native houses Through non bars
Ia oB. u tbs house some women were peenJ, AID on
the roof there we're more women OF the zehId, with an
Old crole keeping watch aud guard over them. On tae
ocr ride Of tie road Juggelnaat temple crowded
with women. be road Itself was inPassable for the
crowds of people whose oily bodles ana dlry ways dld
not Improve .hc Eay0r ~ the heated atmosphere Far
~ tho eve aid reach this hrons extended and VIXEN
thousand g0Des were set BEATING and the Br4hmins
called upon 1he people, tlrin OK Wild excitement ran
through this enormous living moss. The ropes were
fxcd and muiituder ruined ~ them, eager for the
honor Of pallrg their deity along On tie itself
there o0ad scarcely lave Loen less tal Two hundred
men.
but they pulled for long rifne in vain. The ear had
been ia place FOR whole year. and had made doep
hole for itself by its great weight Again and again the
BrahmiLs shouted and gesiioulated. laughing among
Themselves Al art tie mob happened TO pull together
instead of after the oker and the huge ed
forward few yards grooming a. It had been living
creature. IL stopped aud for few minutes the crowd
stood ia almost perfect silence Thea the Brahmirs
gave the gna and this tins it crushed out life with
every revolution of It's hdeous wheels covered they
were with hrnan neJh and gore. This vast multitude
seemed suddenly possessed With rs OF delirium. They
fought and struggled with each other to get near the
car. which Lad stopped ne II by magic. They stopped
down and pcered beneath its wheels and rose with
scared faces to tell thei- fiieuds o. tho sight
Il made my way TO the buck Of the car. and there
upon the ground very old woman. all wrinkled
and pucscsed up. with scarcely = neSeDt Of her face
recognizable Tor blood aud du s2slier right foot wa.
haneiug by t.f,d. ire wheelt"4ad passed over Inc
crnier 81 Ter aeagIy naked body and ,iirt qCycr OIL
Angulsh laA ltvuIu her lrLmo az she seouea To .rug