All India has beon_ celebrating the Durga Pujas, which in Bengal {is called the Bengali's Christmas, as it is a time of general rejoicing: and good feeling. This year, however, the celebrations were lightly marred by an incident that occurred "at the temple! lof Kali, goddess the worship of whom is an important part of these celebrations. The pilgrimage to! the famous temple in Calcutta is picturesque scene. Ascetics on their beds of spikes or thorns line the way to the courtyard from the teathing chat; beggars, maimed, halt and blind—and otherwise—
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