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is the eighth in descent from him: the series is thus enumerated:
1. MALÚK DÁs. 2. RÁMSANÁHi. 3. KRISHNASNÁHI. 4. THÁKUR DÁs. 5. GoPál Dás. 6. KUNJ BEHÁRI. 7. Rámsálú. 8. SEOPRASÁD DÁs. 9. GANGÁ PRASÁD Dás, the present Mahant.
The Math at Kara is situated near the river, and comprises the dwellings of the Mahant, and at the time it was visited, of fifteen resident Chelás, or disciples, accommodations for numerous religious mendicants who come hither in pilgrimage, and a temple dedicated to Ramachandra: the Gaddi, or pillow of the sect, is here, and the actual pillow originally used by MALÚK Dás is said to be still preserved. Besides this establishment, there are six other Maths belonging to this sect, at Alláhábád, Benares, Brindávan, Ayodhyá, Lucknow, which is modern, having been founded by Gomati Dás, under the patronage of Asef ad Daula, and Jagannáth, which last is of great repute as rendered sacred by the death of MALÚK Dás.
Jagannath, and the birth - place at Kara- he has been at both: the establishment at Jagannáth is of great repute; it is near to a Math of Karir Panthis, and all ascetics who go to this place of pilgrimage consider it essential to receive the Maluk Dás ká Tukrá, from the one, and Kabir ká Tarani, from the other, or a piece of bread and spoonful of sour rice water. This and most of the other particulars were procured for me from the present Mahant by a young officer, Lieut. WILTON, stationed for a short time at Kara.
