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Afghans, Sikhs, Rajputs and Rathors—it was
they who imparted to the scene its gaudy
picturesqueness. They were in their national
costumes and their movements and gestures and
slogans were all in character. The most notice-
able thing about the Arabs and Siddis (Africans)
was the rhythmic regularity of their irregular
bodily motion. They seemed to be running and
hopping and whirling perpetually in a kind of
war-dance as they marched along. Their wild
hallooing and whistling, timed by firing off their
carbines in the air, arrested the attention of the
least observant. But perhaps to horse-lovers
the most attractive feature of the whole proces-
sion was the long line of horses of the royal stables
led by grooms clad in bright yellow livery trimmed
with silver JbrajcL The rich housings and trap-
pings of the horses and the heavy silver ornaments
round their necks and on their headstalls, seemed
to jewel the scene. From the smallest Pegu pony
to the largest sized Australian horse was there,
and in between marched proudly, with arching
necks and measured high steps, some of the finest
of the Arab breed. The splendid scene with its
endless variety and many-coloured brilliance was
a kaleidoscopic picture then and is a dream now.

" The Maula Ali Urs was another annual
celebration of the picturesque kind. It was held
in connection with a shrine on the top of a hill,
a few miles to the north-east of. the city, which