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After the battle was won the victors were jubilant over their success and made great demonstrations round Satyananda, But he was sad for Bhavananda's death. So long the Vaishnavas had not much musical accompaniment of the fight, but now thousands of drums and sanais, trumpets and other instruments, appeared on the scene. The woods and wilds, the river and the hills, were all filled with the din of victory and its echo. After they had exulted thus for some time, Satyananda said : "Heaven has smiled on us and the Children's cause has come out victorious. But we have one work yet left to do. It will not do to forget those who can no more join us in our triumph and who have given up their lives to give us this festive occasion. Come, let us go and cremate those who are lying dead on the field. Specially should we do our duty by the hero who won this battle and died for us and cremate Bhavananda with due honour." The Children then went in a body to cremate the dead, crying ' Hail, Mother.' Several men carried loads of sandal wood, crying Haribol, and with them built a pyre for Bhavananda. Laying him on it they fired the pyre and sang 'Hare Mnrare' around it. The Children were worshippers of Vishnu but did not belong to the sect of the Vaishnavas. They therefore burnt their dead and did not bury them.