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Page 44
... called the chadder , is worn over the shoulders . The dress of the female is called a saree , and consists of a single plece of cloth of from four to seven yards . One end of this piece is wrapped around the loins , the width reaching ...
... called the chadder , is worn over the shoulders . The dress of the female is called a saree , and consists of a single plece of cloth of from four to seven yards . One end of this piece is wrapped around the loins , the width reaching ...
Page 49
... called a palankeen . On the sides are sliding doors or ve- netians . Its construction in other respects will be readily under- stood . The usual number of bearers is eight . Four of these carry the pa.ankeen thirty or forty rods ; then ...
... called a palankeen . On the sides are sliding doors or ve- netians . Its construction in other respects will be readily under- stood . The usual number of bearers is eight . Four of these carry the pa.ankeen thirty or forty rods ; then ...
Page 65
... called Mahamaya , another name for Kali ; but it is a male , and , perhaps , was originally intended to represent her husband , Shiva . In the month of April , a festival in honor of Shiva is celebrated in almost every town and village ...
... called Mahamaya , another name for Kali ; but it is a male , and , perhaps , was originally intended to represent her husband , Shiva . In the month of April , a festival in honor of Shiva is celebrated in almost every town and village ...
Page 74
... called upon his son to give him water . The son being disobedient , the father called again in anger , and expired . The messengers of Yumu , the god of the infernal regions , immediately seized him , and would have dragged him to the ...
... called upon his son to give him water . The son being disobedient , the father called again in anger , and expired . The messengers of Yumu , the god of the infernal regions , immediately seized him , and would have dragged him to the ...
Page 77
... called on the name of Shiva , and then cut his throat from ear to ear . Rev. Mr. Smith , who de scribed to me this horrid transaction , saw him weltering in his blood . Mr. Smith also stated that , soon after he commenced his mis ...
... called on the name of Shiva , and then cut his throat from ear to ear . Rev. Mr. Smith , who de scribed to me this horrid transaction , saw him weltering in his blood . Mr. Smith also stated that , soon after he commenced his mis ...
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