Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1905 — A Nervy Mahatma. [ARTICLE]

A Nervy Mahatma.

Srimat Murugasa Swamigal, a plo is Hindu devotee, has conducted the Kavady ceremony with 12,000 silver arrows pierced in his body. About 10 men were engaged flxlrg the arrows in th ♦ Mahatma’s body from 10 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. All being done, the Mahatma put on a pair of slippers, spiked with iron, and proceeded from the Amman Temple, owned, Ly the Indian community, to t,he new Kandaswamy Temple, erected by the Jeffuese Tamils, followed by about 1,000 persons, who sang Devarums and other religious songs. At the temple entrance milk and water from young cocoanuts were poured oi his feet. Then he was relieved of all the arrows. He did a similar thing some time ago in Penang with 10,000 arrows.—Penang Gaaette.