Ruins of Desert Cathay 42 - Reception by Hindu traders at Bigil, near Yarkand - Pandin Butha Mal fourth in front from left - Stein was always greeted with great respect and protocol. He noted too that as an official of the Indian government - the government of these traders upon which they depended for support - they had a strong interest in treating him royally. Many of these gentlemen were usurious money exchangers.