[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [The Antiquities of Orissa](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.mitra-1875) › v2.c17.73 # The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.73 The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.73 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c17.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.mitra-1875.v2.c17.73) The tank is fed by one or more natural fountains at the bottom; but the water is anything but pure. It is of a dull green colour, and full of confervæ and animalcule, which, however, in the eyes of the faithful enhance its merit. Kept in a large \[\*\*70\*\*\] vessel in a quiet corner, protected from drafts of wind, the water is found to be in motion for hours, and a small flower or two, left floating on it, move about in circles. The motion is of course due to the animalcules, probably also to the confervæ; but as this is not manifest to the unsophisticated pilgrims and the ignorant people of the neighbourhood, supernatural power is appealed to as the cause of the motion. - [Previous: v2.c17.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.mitra-1875.v2.c17.72) - [Next: v2.c17.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.mitra-1875.v2.c17.74) - [Up: v2.c17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.mitra-1875.v2.c17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.mitra-1875.v2.c17.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.mitra-1875.v2.c17.73) · Pramāṇa