A bath in the waters of wells is believed to have the same efficacy for expiating sin as a bath in the holy rivers. This belief rests on the theory that springs and rivers flow under the agency of an indwelling spirit which is generally benignant and that bathing brings the sinner into communion with the spirit and purifies him in the moral more than in the physical sense. It is believed that even the dead are benefited by such ceremonies. A very typical case of the efficacy of such religious baths is that of King Trisanku, who had committed three deadly sins. According to one story he tried to win his way to heaven by a great sacrifice which his priest, Vashishtha, declined to perform. According to another account he ran away with the wife of a citizen, and killed in a time of famine the wondrous cow of Vashishtha. Another story accused him of having married his step-mother. After he had been sufficiently chastised, the saint Viswamitra took pity on him and having collected water from all the sacred places in the world, washed him clean of all offences. The Brahmins also wash themselves of sins with the washing of their sacred thread every year, with a ceremony of sprinkling of water and cow’s urine. This ceremony is known as Shrávani amongst the Marathas and Mārjan Vidhi amongst the Gujeratis. It would be impossible to enumerate the numerous sacred wells of India. A few instances may, however, be cited from the _Folklore Notes of Gujarat_. Six miles to the east of Dwarka there is a _kund_ called Pind tarak, where many persons go to perform the _Shrâddha_ and the _Nârâyan-bali_ ceremonies. They first bathe in the _kund_; then, with its water, they prepare pindas, and place them in a metal dish; red lac is applied to the pindas, and a piece of cotton thread wound round them; the metal dish being then dipped in the _kund_, when the _pindas_, instead of sinking, are said to remain floating on the water. The process is believed to earn a good status for the spirits of departed ancestors in heaven. It is further said that physical ailments brought on by the _avagati_, degradation or fallen condition, of ancestors in the other world, are remedied by the performance of _Shrâddha_ on this _kund_. The Damodar _kund_ is situated near Junagadh. It is said that if the bones of a deceased person remaining unburnt after cremation are dipped in this _kund_, his soul obtains _moksha_ or final emancipation. There is a _vav_ or reservoir on Mount Girnar, known as Rasakupika-vav. It is believed that the body of a person bathing in it becomes as hard as marble, and that if a piece of stone or iron is dipped in the _vav_, it is instantly transformed into gold. But the _vav_ is only visible to saints and sages who are gifted with a supernatural vision.