On the Road to Benares—Dust and Waiting—The Bejeweled Crowd—A Native
Prince and his Guard—Zenana Lady—The Extremes of Fashion—The Hotel at
Benares—An Annex a Mile Away—Doors in India—The Peepul Tree—Warning
against Cold Baths—A Strange Fruit—Description of Benares—The
Beginning of Creation—Pilgrims to Benares—A Priest with a Good Business
Stand—Protestant Missionary—The Trinity Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu
—Religion the Business at Benares