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Kashmiri
mothers often tell their children the stories of Mahadev at bedtime. It
is said that during the reign of Maharaja Partap Singh, Mahadev was considered
the leader of thieves in Kashmir. He was never caught in the act of stealing.
Mahadev had perplexed both the police and the government. Whenever Mahadev
went out to steal, he would do so like a cat, without making a sound. They
say that is why he was called Mahadev  .
Kashmiri children refer to a cat as .
Mahadev would even mew to make people think that it was a cat. They would
shout ", "
- a sound made to scare away cats - while Mahadev took off with the loot. |
