the astrologer made special arrangements to attract people . find its proof from the extract?
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The astrologer made efforts to attract people by showcasing his professional equipment and tweaking his appearance.
The astrologer had a shrewd business sense. He knew how to attract clients. So, he would display his ‘professional equipment’ like ‘cowrie shells’, the cloth with some ‘mystic charts’ made on it, ‘a notebook, and a
bundle of palmyra writing’. These items conveyed a sense of spiritualism.
As for his appearance, the astrologer would smear ‘ash and vermilion’ on his forehead and also wear a ‘saffron-coloured turban’ to draw attention to his supposed saintly and prophetic personality.
As the narrator says, the astrologer’s efforts were fruitful, for people would flock to him ‘as bees are attracted to
cosmos or dahlia stalks’.
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