The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-07-12


The Hindoo shrine which is most |
known in Europe is that of the Jugger-
naut, Juggernauth, or Jagganat'h.
Who has not heard of this car, and of
the human beings who throw them
selves under its ponderous wheelsY The
temple is situated In Pooree, or Jugger-
naut, in the province Of Orissa, about
$50 miles southwest of Calcutta, and is
chiefly remarkable for the idol contain
ed in it, which is annually dragged in
its car in procession. The town in
which this celebration is held is mean,
dirty and badly built. The streets are
crowded with sacred oxen, who are
trained to attack with their horns, ''in
measured way" any intruders on the
sacredness of the route. Various kinds
of monkeys may be seen perched on the
houses, walls and trees; and in the
water-tanks are tame crocodiles, which
are objects of worship. The Pagodao of
Juggernaut, writes an eye witness, is
at the end of the principal street, which
is very wide, and composed almost en-
tirely of religious establishments with
low, pillared verandahs in front, and
plantations of trees interposed.
The temple stands within a square
space inclosed by lofty stone wall, and
measuring CSC feet en- side. The
principal entrance is crowded with the
baskets and umbrellas of the natives,
and the huts of dried leaves and
branches which serve as shelter for a
number of fakirs, and it opens on a
vestibule with pyramidal roof. On
each side is a monstrous figure, repre-
senting kind Of crowned lion. In
front is a column Of dark colored basalt,
of very light and elegant proportions,
surmounted by figure of the monkey
god Hanuman, the Indian Mercury.
The great Pagoda rises from 20 feet
high within the outer enclosure; from
base 20 feet square it rises $50 feet,
tapering slightly from bottom to top,
and rounded off on the upper part, be-
ing crowned with kind of dome. The
temple is dedicated to Krishna, who is
principal object of worship in the char
acter of Juggernaut, and as an incarna-
tion of Vishnoo, but is held in JOINT
tenancy with silva, and Sabhadra, the
supposed sister and wife of silva. There
are idols of each, consisting Of rudely-
sculptured blocks of wood about six
feet in height, surrounded by frightful
represent ations of the human counter.
ance. Krishna is dark blue, silva white
and Sabhadra of a yellowish hue. II
front of the altar on which these idol
are placed is figure of the hawk got
Garounda. A repast is daily served Il
these idols; it consists Of 40 pounds Of
rice, 225 pounds of flour, 1855 pounds Of
clarified butter (ghee), 167 pounds o.
molasses, So pounds of vegetables, 16I
pounds of milk, "a pounds of spices, B.
pounds of salt, ard Al pounds of oil,
These articles of food certainly seen
sufficient, not only to satisfy the appe
tite of the idols, whatever may be tn,
capacity of their divine stomachs, bu
even those of the holy men and attend
ants who belong to the establishment
During the meal the doors are close
against all but few favored indivIdu
ais sanctifled by long fasts and habi
OF asceticism and penitence. Lou
strains of the peculiar music, better al
preciated by Orientals than by West
.ern ears, fill the air and drown all othe
sounds while the gods are cOnsumin
their daily rations. On the day {
procession two stout cables are attache
to the car. These are sliced by thoI
sands, or by as many as can obtain
place to hold by.
At one time so eager were the d.
voices to share in the honor OF draggin
the IDOLS car, that the greatest an
best men of the town struggled wit
each other to obtain hold upon I'll
ropes, and, to use Bruton's languag
''they are SO greedy and eager to dra
it, that whosoeyer by shoulderin
crowding, showing, heaving, or in al
insolent way, can but lay hand upC
the rope, they think themselves blesst
and happy; and when it is going alOr
through the city, there are many tn
will offer themselves as a sacrifice
the IDOL, and desperately lie down I
the ground that the chariot wheels M
run over them, whereby they are kill
outright; some get broken aims, brok
legs. so that many of them are destrC
ed, and think to merit heaven" Su
was the idol Of Juggenaut and its pl
cession in former times. OF late yea
its popularity has vastly fallen off. L
IIindoo Is beginning to be wonderful
cautious Of that swarthy skin Of h
even in the service of the gods, al
with view to his salvation. On la
occasion, indeed, instead Of thousan
of devOtees struggling to get at t
ropes, not single hand assisted to DR.
the CSr along; and to the horror a
chagrin of the Brahmins, for the I'll
time in history the idols of Juggerna
came to standstlll in the streets
Pooree; and yet no harm befell I
multitude from the avenging wrath
the gOdsl
CoLdC IN HoRsEs.- The horse has
comparative small stomach which
adapted to the use OF concentrated TO,
but that concentrated food shonld
mixed with bulky or hbrous food, l
state of nature, horses live upon gr
aud it's seed, but the seed is not ca
alone. IT requires bulk as well as L
riment. The bulky or fbrous food m
he eaten with the concentrated, SO al
separate the particles of meal and rem
the mass, as it goes into the stoma
porous. 1t is quite easy to see why
contents OF the stomach should be