announced the Soêfelr’i: He cfoie stwrerafodwifo a nutne*-'
rous crowd, clad in various coloured habits, and we walked together to
the bottom, of the stone slope, opposite to his house, where■ we mounted.
our horses. When: the party was ataanged in regular order, foe cavalcade
was. by. no meate. contemptible. In.front were carried, on bamboo
.poles, foe white flags }.-twa staves »mediately ^followed, on wbifo
were fastened shsceds. of silk of variouscolours, bhm, red,iyelloWj.a«d
white, in alternate rows.from the top to: a foot and a half d®wwfo<rii:-
the bearers kept oonstatoly foiriihg these in their bands. pèfcgn ;yoüiïg
^ l s witfadoose hair went next, chanting, in a sort ®f refoio;as.4Q]ffeJias
we advanced: they were led with a slow and solemhpacwby-the Lama,
or chief, priestr in a deep crowned cap of clotted wool> tod« a scarlet
vest, riding onaaTtogun horse. Two Zeenlcaubsr.followedj andifoniii-
diately after came, tfo^ Soabahÿ dressed in. a vestnf blue'satin, with
gold embroidery*; and a. garaet-oelQuredsha%^foere ^ r f ^ f o h 1fïi|®s«-
ing under his right arm, was thrown negl^ntly wi^ifoidÉte^cp^wl^
left shoulder. The. crown of his hat was shaped after; foeîJforopBan
fashion, and the brims were three, ojr four inehes-lwoadv The top; of the
hat was decorated with; a crest ofyeHow metaf. which; irijshapf/ Bio^e
some resemblance; to a; leaf. After him; rode two1 priests,.willy caps
similar to these of tfae'Tramau I followed next, with Mr; Saundersj a»d
a number of attendants : Mr. Bavis was lame, and: could nofcgo; ■;
The road was very stepp and narrow1, tod ourihorSes werefrequently
obliged to halt to recover their.wind, aswell as torelax the tone of their
muscles;, for it was with* foe greatest exertion that they scrambled .Up.
When we gained the- summit, the ’jprls, who had preceded us,, were
drawnnpin.^raw,andsungtQus,a.ftertheirmannet;,as wepassedkhein,
matting the timeby-tolow#Uveiafekt of tkethands and feet’, which I cpn-
sidered as a* sbfeftimdance^in strict, unison wifojtbe*monotony of their
ftit^lct^The^whelriwarief^of^foeiabSolibss dfosisted in alternately
resting ion laub>‘jfooi,‘ as theyoaddafteddfofofoefbre' foe (other; >>their
ihands foeing raisedaboufcias high as foe:%hdifMer,trand'placed ,a little
before them,-were^perpetually‘turned1 with a circular kind’of motion
that^reyer^edlfoeir- backs and1 p aims'. Qn foe top .effoefojfo’we found
a smalMd^^s^#,i which ^situation Seems tofo^allwfos’^preferred for
foertefenetof their devotions. HereMgaari'st a placed a
kind of altar, elevated about,three feet' from the 'ground'fothehackand
two narrow sides were-GOvercd withkyoffigf sr@^tsteid on the frick hung
four handkerchiefs, red, Muej yeJlow, and white;’ a White handkerchief
fastened-on one side, was-suspended in front; and Mljnglinian’.easy'festoon
near the top, was sustainedfoy andth^ri-Qn foe. opposite side. There
were-three lamps burhing upon the altar, Vith. 'flowers .and; fifois; in
plates:' ifofbrefoe "altar were • in
the-folleiw-ing older :>®fobieHMfoFfoe:whoIe''fobd the Lama,; next a
priest, who beat oh aj&tcgb labor,,'wdfo a'do®g§®Hf|w^iri)nlinsltead; of
a stick; a priest’with cymbals; a p^est^withliSiftabor; a'nda priest
-bftwingan instrument macfemfkheMnJubone of asnfefi^’ on foe right
fhtod side stood two trampe&n&rv1*
We.wcreipreshnted.with'a'-yB^ied'rod'-oblthe pbrfaihed composition,
whiohwe held in our-hands. A’- cup-foil1 of face, was brought
to d # wifoh^fe'h'^thte ligfed ^ |‘ds1 we touched
the rice,' 'as did *the:'Soobah' alsd, and it waafoetf placed* upon foe
altar. The Soohah stood op?4hc;1efi(.sidS of foe altard we were