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219, Story of an Emigrant.
and beautiful pyramidal structure with a number of towers
and steeples of different sizes, and the whole building is
adorned with fine works of sculpture, representing the sacred
animals of Hindoo mythology. Inside the temple, facing a
wide entrance, stands a large stone statue of Durga with the
face of an ape, and in front of this is a well into which the
faithful throw flowers. But the most interesting feature
about this temple is the great number of monkeys which are
monkey temple in benares.
kept there. A large, square court surrounds the temple,
and in this as well as on the steps, floors, pillars, roof and
walls, inside and outside of the temple itself and in the
neighboring houses, in the trees, 011 the streets, in the
gardens, in short, wherever they can find a footing, there are
thousands of gray, yellow, black, white and brown monkeys,
with all possible monkey physiognomies and monkey
natures, sitting, hring, jumping, hanging and climbing. They
are considered sacred and must not be killed, consequently
they are increasing so fast that if 110 interdicts are fulmi-
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