One very popular Order in India is the Order of the Secret Monitor, or the Order of the Brotherhood of David and Jonathan. The Conclaves of this order in India are governed by the District Grand Conclave of Bombay and Northern India under the authority of The Supreme Grand Conclave of England and Wales. I may mention that this Order is of Dutch origin, which was first brought to New Amsterdam (now New York) by the early Dutch settlers, from where it went to England and from England it spread to India, Australia and South Africa, where it flourishes, whereas it has practically disappeared here in the US. I am told that it has been brought under the jurisdiction of the American Allied Masonic Degrees. There are two degrees in this order, and the third is the Installation degree. One is inducted as a Brother of David and Jonathan, and then received as a Prince of the Order. On being elected to the chair, one is Installed and Commissioned as the Worthy Supreme Ruler of a Conclave.
The Allied Masonic Degrees is another Order which has four councils in India, one being in Bombay. They are directly under the Supreme Grand Council in London, there being no District level Grand body here. The degrees conferred under this Order are almost identical to the 5 degrees conferred here by the American Allied Masonic Degrees, namely St. Lawrence the Martyr, Knight of Constantinople, Grand Tilers of Solomon, Red Cross of Babylon and The Grand High Priest.