You will begin to commit sins now with a fresh, new vivacity; therefore, it will be well to go frequently to a place where you can get 9.

Temporary Cleansing from Sin.

To wit, to the Well of the Earring.
You must approach this with the profoundest reverence, for it is unutterably sacred.

It is, indeed, the most sacred place in Benares, the very Holy of Holies, in the estimation of the people.

It is a railed tank, with stone stairways leading down to the water.