ABSTRACT
As the Hindus are not proud of their religion today they have fallen. One sees that in their deeds. Though they are Hindus by birth, they practise MusalmAn-dharma. At present in Puxe there are some five or ten ToVAs (= tAbEd, ta“ziya) of the Muslims and a hundred of the Hindus. And just as these people see to the %rAddha rituals for their ancestors or the pilgrimage to Varaxasi they take the matter into their hands and build replicas of Husain’s grave. Isn’t that a disgrace for the Hindu religion? . . . What blindness this is! Their ignorance has become great! Thus they sit down in front of the Muslims, perform (the ritual), and become fakirs!2 . . . But these people are not ashamed. They spend money and build replicas of Husain’s grave. And the morons take vows in front of these tAbEds. Just like this – so I’ve heard – have some Brahmins fallen. In fulfilment of their vows their wives pour water from vessels in
front of the tAbEd on the day the tAbEd-procession takes place. . . . The Hindus have adopted the customs of the Muslims completely!
