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The temperature at sunrise was 67 degrees; the morning bright, and clear over head, but the mountains looked threatening. Dorjiling, perched on a ridge 5000 feet above us, had a singular appearance. Two species of bamboo, the "Payong" and "Praong" of the Lepchas, here replace the Pao of the lower regions. The "Praong" bears a round head of flowers at the ends of the leafy branches.
The stage setting for the dances consisted of a small, portable pagoda, heavily gilded and set with mirrors nothing more, unless you include the backdrop provided by the Indian Ocean. On either side of the pagoda, which was set in the centre of the lawn, squatted a motionless native holding a long-handled parasol of gold, known as a payong.
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