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Updated: May 10, 2025
When Daniel was about fourteen or fifteen years of age, he had to take part in one of these annual festivals. It appears that some rich man, probably a descendant of Burree Gowda, had determined that year to have a specially grand procession. He, therefore, months before the time, began to make preparations. He had a car, or carriage, made, purchased fireworks, lamps, torches, etcetera.
Such a god is our god, Sir." G. "Bravo! a very fine god indeed! But what do you do to this god at the feast? Tell us a bit, and let us hear." S. "What can I tell you, Sir? We are silly shepherds; all our language seems queer to you." G. "Never mind, tell me, Gowda."
Seeing the shepherd, who thus came and stood, the gentleman entered into conversation with him, as follows: G. "Well, Sir, Gowda, who are you?" S. "I am a shepherd, my lord." G. "What is your name?" S. "My name is Bit-tare Shikkanu, Sir." G. "Bravo! If one let go your name, he won't catch it again, eh? Well, what is your god's name?" S. "Bir-ap-pa is our god, Sir."
I'd better hide myself a bit." So he got behind a hedge, and fearing lest the sheep should stray, as he kept peeping and looking out every now and then, and huffing them with his cry, "Hus-si, hus-si," this gentleman saw him, and called out, "Ho Sir, Gowda, come here." Gowda is the head man of a village, and the word was used on this occasion respectfully.
The gentleman, seeing the shepherd's great perplexity, and knowing that it was through fear that he did not come, again called out, "Ho Sir, Gowda, Gowda, come here; don't be afraid; I won't do anything to you; you need not give me anything; come here, come and have a talk."
His death was looked upon as a public calamity. But he would doubtless soon have been forgotten had it not been for the gratitude and activity of one of his pupils, named Burree Gowda. This man had, during the course of twenty or thirty years, become very rich, and a person of considerable influence.
But when Burree Gowda proposed to meet all the expenses himself, we may fairly conclude hat the proposal was carried by acclamation. This is a special ceremony, by which the Hindoos think life is imparted to an image, or that a god is made to enter into an idol. Thus they supposed that the deified old schoolmaster entered into the image of `Goobbe-Appa, which had been made for him to dwell in.
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