"A cow was dragged out from a neighbouring house and killed at the foot of the pillar. Its blood was taken into every corner, till all the sacred place was splashed with it, and then the carcass was flung with shouts of exultations, into the holy tank of Bhairo. Firewood was heaped round the Lat and lighted, to destroy no doubt the metal appendages of the pillar; and finally, amidst cries of triumph, the Lat itself was overthrown, shattering in its fall into many pieces."