Kashipuri (Benares) contains a _vav_ called Gnyan-vav, in which there is an image of Vishweshwar (the Lord of the Universe, _i.e._, Shiva). A bath in the water from this _vav_ is believed to confer upon a person the gift of divine knowledge. [Illustration: Ganga Mâi.] [Illustration: Marjan Vidhi: Washing away of sins with the changing of the Sacred Thread.] In the village of Chunval, a few miles to the north of Viramgam, there is a _kund_ known as Loteshwar, near which stands a pipal tree. Persons possessed by ghosts or devils are freed from possession by pouring water at the foot of the tree and taking turns round it, remaining silent the while. There is a _kund_ called Zelāka near Zinzuvadá with a temple of Naleshwar Māhadev near it. The _kund_ is said to have been built at the time of King Nala. It is believed locally that every year, on the 15th day of the bright half of Bhādrapad, the holy Ganges visits the _kund_ by an underground route. A great fair is held there on that day, when people bathe in the _kund_ and give alms to the poor. There is also another _kund_ close by, known as Bholava, where the river Saraswati is believed to have halted and manifested herself on her way to the sea. In Bhadakon near Chuda there is a _kund_ called Garigavo. The place is celebrated as the spot of the hermitage of the sage Bhrigu and a fair is held there annually on the last day of _Bhādrapad_. Persons anxious to attain heaven bathe in the Mrigi _kund_ on Mount Girnar; and a bath in the Revati _kund_, which is in the same place, confers male issue on the bather. There is also a _kund_ of the shape of an elephant’s footprint _Pagahein_ on Mount Girnar. It never empties and is held most sacred by pilgrims. People bathe in the Gomati _kund_ near Dwarka and take a little of the earth from its bed for the purification of their souls. In the village of Babera, Babhruvāhan the son of Arjun is said to have constructed several _kunds_, all of which are believed to be holy. A man is said to be released from re-birth if he takes a bath in the _kund_ named Katkale-tirtha near Nasik. A pond near Khapoli in the Kolaba district is held very sacred. The following story is related in connection with it. The villagers say that the water nymphs in the pond used to provide pots for marriage festivities if a written application was made to them a day previous to the wedding. The pots were, however, required to be returned within a limited time. Once a man failed to comply with this condition and the nymphs have ceased to lend pots. The nymphs of a pond at Varsai in the Kolaba district were also believed to lend pots on festive occasions. Persons held unclean, _e.g._, women in their menstrual period, are not allowed to touch it. Similarly, a pool at Pushkar in Northern India turns red if the shadow of a woman during the period falls upon it.