Sketch of the Religious Sects of the Hindus c7.s3.t7: Suthreh Shahis
Sketch of the Religious Sects of the Hindus c7.s3.t7
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Suthreh Shahis
c7.s3.t7.1
These are more often met with than either of the two preceding, and the priests are recognisable by distinguishing marks. They make a perpendicular black streak down the forehead, and carry two small black sticks about half a yard in length, which they clash together when they solicit alms. They lead a vagabond life, begging and singing songs in the *Punjabi* and other dialects, mostly of a moral or mystic tendency.
c7.s3.t7.2
They are held in great disrepute, however, and are not unfrequently gamblers, drunkards, and thieves. They look up to TEGH BAHADER, the father of GURU GOVIND, as their founder.