At the top of the steps, holy men sit under their bamboo umbrellas chanting mantras and offering, for a coin or grains of rice, either sandalwood paste, flowers, or water from the Ganga.
Holy men only accept the most valuable of coins for their offerings.
mnli hypothesis: Holy men only accept the most valuable of coins for their offerings. premise: At the top of the steps, holy men sit under their bamboo umbrellas chanting mantras and offering, for a coin or grains of rice, either sandalwood paste, flowers, or water from the Ganga.