In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . odd salutations, I persuaded them to re-trace their steps, and they left me. 50 CHAPTER VIII prayer by wind - power — photography under difficulties — anight of misery —drying up — two lady missionaries— theirvaluable work—an interesting dinner-party—an eccentric mans tea-party To reach Shosha I had to climb a further three miles,which proved almost as steep as the previous ascent toPungo. A curiouscustom of pray-i n g by w i n d-power, probablyborrowed fromthe Tibetans, pre-vails among theShokas. TheTibetans, with amore intense re-li
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . odd salutations, I persuaded them to re-trace their steps, and they left me. 50 CHAPTER VIII prayer by wind - power — photography under difficulties — anight of misery —drying up — two lady missionaries— theirvaluable work—an interesting dinner-party—an eccentric mans tea-party To reach Shosha I had to climb a further three miles,which proved almost as steep as the previous ascent toPungo. A curiouscustom of pray-i n g by w i n d-power, probablyborrowed fromthe Tibetans, pre-vails among theShokas. TheTibetans, with amore intense re-ligion than theShokas, use forthis purpose notonly the wind but even water to propel their praying-machines. Letme explain these simple mechanical contrivances forprayers. One or more rags or pieces of cloth, usuallywhite, but on occasions red or blue, are fastened andhung by one end to a string stretched across a road, a pass,or a path. On crossing a pass for the first time Shokasinvariably cut a strip of cloth and place it so that it will 51. shrine and flying prayers . IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND flap in the breeze. Also when materials for a new dressare purchased or manufactured, it is customary for themto tear off a narrow strip of the stuff and make a flyingprayer of it. As long as there is motion in it there isprayer, so that the natives tie them very fast to sticks,poles, or branches of trees ; and certain shrubs and treesin weird, romantic spots on the mountains are coveredwith these religious signs. Moreover, on the top of near-ly every Shoka dwelling a vast number of similar Httleflags can be seen, as well as near their shrines and at theouter gates of a village. I put up at the Titela Daramsalla, one mile above Shoshavillage. The weather had been threatening for severaldays, and a steady downpour came upon us during theevening. Work had been accumulating daily. I decidedto develop the large number of plates I had taken on myjourney, a job hateful beyond measur
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