
Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance of 1921, Part 3
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The Hot Springs at Kombu
Geshay Rinpoche was away at the time, but we were shown his throne and robes that he puts on when he prophesies. Next door was another and newer temple, built to house the oracle,. I am told that he is consulted far and wide, and has a great reputation for truth. The medicinal waters of five kinds flow from the rocks, forming twelve pools. They are efficacious in curing 440 diseases to which the human race is subject. These springs are made to describe their own qualities in the first person.
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