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Kopal-Kundala.

Part I.

Chapter I.

At the Meeting of the Waters.

At the end of a night in the month of Mágh^[1] two hundred and fifty years ago a pilgrim-boat was returning from Gangá-ságor.^[2] At that time it was the custom for boats to go in numbers together owing to dread of Portuguese pirates; but this boat was alone, as towards the end of night a dense fog had spread on every side, and the sailors, not know-

↑ The Bengali month of Mágh corresponds to one half of December and one half of January.
↑ Gangá-ságor, where the Ganges meets the sea, now known as Sangor Point and Lighthouse. A religious fair of great importance is annually held on the island of Sangor, which is a celebrated place of pilgrimage.

[1] The Bengali month of Mágh corresponds to one half of December and one half of January.

[2] Gangá-ságor, where the Ganges meets the sea, now known as Sangor Point and Lighthouse. A religious fair of great importance is annually held on the island of Sangor, which is a celebrated place of pilgrimage.

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