ABSTRACT
After the Mahmal itself follows a larger or smaller procession, according to whether it is the first or second progress of the carpet. On the first occasion it is not packed up in the howdah, but displayed on wooden frames, which are carried by relays of natives. There will often be one or two of the beautiful old litters in which great Moslem ladies used to go on pilgrimage with a suitable retinue. These are slung between two camels, gaily caparisoned in scarlet cloth, like all the rest who take part in the procession. The camels are one behind, the other before the litter, and the ladies, though secluded themselves, have a good view of everything that goes on.
