A Magician in Many Lands (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Magician in Many LandsThus at Calcutta he was permitted to see the famous Black Hole, long since inaccessible to the ordinary tourist. At Kapurthala he was allowed by special favour to witness the payment to the Maharajah of the annual tribute, the ruler sitting in state, and each man bringing his money, wrapped, Biblical fashion, in a napkin, and pouring it out at his feet. The ceremony over, Bertram dined with the Maharajah, no longer the haughty potentate, but the genial host of an honoured guest.From the Maharajah of Patiala (the chief of the Sikh States) whose acquaintance Bertram had already made in England, he likewise received a royal welcome, and in the company of the prince took part, not only in polo and pig - sticking parties, but in the ceremonies of the 'holi' festival, a popular event at which the chief 'fun of the fair, ' started by the Maharajah in person, consists in pelting and being pelted, not with harmless confetti, but with balls containing aniline dyes, in powder, afterwards temporarily made 'fast' by a gentle douche from a fire-hose.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.