INDIA'S PAGEANTRY.
ANCIENT GLORIES REVIVED. • ,4? ? ™f e f in S of th e exocutivo committeo of Calcutta s Kecoption i''und, tho Maharajah ol lagoro produced a report which outlined the celebrations definitely decided on (says the Calcutta "Englishma? >; . P} B y, embrace four main items -ilurshidabad State procession, Dacca Micnil procession, Dassera procession of lung vikraraaditya, war dances of Oriya 1 ike. As regards the first item, tho procession will consist of drums on horses nags on elephants, the "mahi inaratab" (the Imperial insignia on elephants), sardars on elephants, "nahabat" (music on horses), pages, sepoys, sowars, dhaliates with swords, spears, and shields, "fchas burdarhttth" (matchlock guns), music, herald proclaiming tho Emperor George balainat, Shak-en-Shah, Namdar Salamat, maliabali salamat" (Long Live Emperor George! Long livo the famous Kin" ot iimgs! Lon;/ live the great power!)" the crescent symbol-bearer called "harkarahs, chobd'ars, fanbearcrs to keep off tho rays of the sun with state umbrellas the Royal sedan, Royal litters, and the ainan (a Stato litter on elephants). Glory of the Battlefield. As to the third item, the Dassera show (says the report) is intended to bo a reproduction of the procession which heralded the home-coming of a victorious sovereign in ancient India fresh from tho
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1271, 28 October 1911, Page 11
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