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On the third day of the bright half of Maha, the celebrations started. Daily Pooja, Angi, prayer etc. were there. There were also devotional songs by singers.
On the eighth day, Shri Vasrambhai, the Poojari asked me : "How many Angis to-day?".
I replied: "One for moola nayak Bhagavan and two others for major gods.” He acted accordingly.
On the ninth day there was procession and reception at night. The Poojari asked again.
"How many Angis to-day?”
| replied : "Three gods below, and moola nayak Bhagavan above.” Regularly very thin layer was being printed on all gods. After this bodily decoration, the Poojari wrote on the board.
"You are welcome for Darshan of Angis upstairs."
We were engrossed in other work when two men entered the temple and ran away with Angi and crown.
Then it was that a lady came down and reported : "There is no Angi as you have written!"
The Poojari said: "How is it possible?" On inquiry it was found that the Angi was stolen, and he declared accordingly.
On information, I felt pained; it was my responsibility because I had got it arranged. In all faith and feeling! remembered and chanted the Navakara Mahamantra. I then was convinced that this cannot be the work of any local person.
My life was of that type. The love of all was such that all we heard of this got afflicted. They used to say :
