Masani starts in Bombay, where wells were held to house spirits that caused fevers if disturbed, and records Hindu, Parsi and Jain customs around sacred water and the saints said to dwell in it. He then widens the view to holy wells across Europe and the Christian world, setting Welsh and Indian legends of miraculous springs side by side.
A curious comparative study of a belief shared across many faiths, from a scholar of Parsi life. Download the free EPUB.