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Numerous Brahmans surrounded me as soon as I got out of the train, and I selected one who struck me to be comparatively ________ and better than the rest.
cleaner
There was a cow in the courtyard of his house and an upper storey where I was given ________.
lodging
I did not want to have any food without ablution in the Ganges in the proper ________ manner.
orthodox
The panda made preparations for it. I had told him beforehand that on no account could I give him more than a rupee and four annas as ________, and that he should keep this in his mind while making the preparations.
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‘Be the pilgrim rich or poor,’ said he, ‘the service is the same in every case. But the amount of dakshina we receive depends upon the will and the ________ of the pilgrim.’
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I was deeply pained by what I saw there. When practicing as a barrister in Bombay in 1891, I had occasion to attend a lecture on ‘Pilgrimage to Kashi’ in the prarthana Samaj Hall. I was therefore prepared for some measure of disappointment. But the actual disappointment was greater than I ________ for.
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What was the specific amount of dakshina the author mentioned he could give to the panda?
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Why did the author decide to wait until having ablution in the Ganges before having any food?
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What disappointed the author when he visited the Vishwanath temple for darshan?
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How did the panda respond to the author's limitation on the dakshina amount?
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What was the significant factor that determined the amount of dakshina the pandas received from pilgrims?
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What previous experience did the author have that somewhat prepared him for the disappointment he felt at the Vishwanath temple?
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