The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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... asked the old packman if he would sell me one of his goats , he asked for what purpose it was wanted ; and when I told him it was to tie up for the man - eater , he walked through the opening in the fence , replaced the bush , accepted ...
... asked the old packman if he would sell me one of his goats , he asked for what purpose it was wanted ; and when I told him it was to tie up for the man - eater , he walked through the opening in the fence , replaced the bush , accepted ...
Page 57
... asked him what had brought him to these parts he said he had come- from a distant land - to free the people of Garhwal from the evil spirit that was tormenting them . When I asked how he proposed accomplishing this feat , he said he ...
... asked him what had brought him to these parts he said he had come- from a distant land - to free the people of Garhwal from the evil spirit that was tormenting them . When I asked how he proposed accomplishing this feat , he said he ...
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... asked for a bundle of straw , which I laid on the veranda in front of the door of the house vacated by the mother . Darkness had now fallen . Having asked the assembled people to be as silent during the night as it was possible for them ...
... asked for a bundle of straw , which I laid on the veranda in front of the door of the house vacated by the mother . Darkness had now fallen . Having asked the assembled people to be as silent during the night as it was possible for them ...
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Alaknanda Alaknanda river animal Badrinath barking BARSIL bazaar Bhainswara BHATGAON bridge bushes called carnivora carried climb crossed cyanide dark depression distance dogs door eaten eater evil spirit feet fifty yards fish followed foot footpath Garhwal gin-trap glade goat Golabrai grass ground GWAR head hill hillside hind human kills hundred yards Inspection Bungalow kakar Kedarnath kill the leopard lantern later left bank leopard of Rudraprayag light lying machan mahseer man-eating leopard Mandakini river mango-tree meal minutes morning mountain Naini Naini Tal path patwari Pauri petromax pilgrim road pilgrim shelter platform poison possible prayag previous night pug marks pundit ravine rifle river rock Rudra sadhu sahib scrub jungle seen shoot shot side sight sitting sleep square miles steep steps telescopic sight thornbushes tiger told took track trap tree veranda village walk watched woman