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Page 44
... . Such is the jealousy of their husbands , that they are never to be seen in the streets or in any No. 20. Hindu Family and Dwelling . No. 21. Travelling 46 LECTURES ON INDIA . The God of Wisdom, Dancing Girl, and Musicians,
... . Such is the jealousy of their husbands , that they are never to be seen in the streets or in any No. 20. Hindu Family and Dwelling . No. 21. Travelling 46 LECTURES ON INDIA . The God of Wisdom, Dancing Girl, and Musicians,
Page 49
... seen at work in the fields , or going to market with large bundles of wood , or other heavy burdens , borne upon the head . In engraving , No. 21 you have a representation of the usual method of travelling . With but few exceptions ...
... seen at work in the fields , or going to market with large bundles of wood , or other heavy burdens , borne upon the head . In engraving , No. 21 you have a representation of the usual method of travelling . With but few exceptions ...
Page 73
... seen a devotee prostrating himself every six feet of the way towards the temple of Juggernaut , from which he was then four hundred miles distant , and that he was accompanied on his pilgrimage by a poor cripple , who , unable to walk ...
... seen a devotee prostrating himself every six feet of the way towards the temple of Juggernaut , from which he was then four hundred miles distant , and that he was accompanied on his pilgrimage by a poor cripple , who , unable to walk ...
Page 77
... seen , is a Mohammedan mosque . It stands upon the place once occupied by a very large and splendid Hindu temple , which contained an image of Shiva , said to have fallen on this spot from heaven . Soon after the commencement of the ...
... seen , is a Mohammedan mosque . It stands upon the place once occupied by a very large and splendid Hindu temple , which contained an image of Shiva , said to have fallen on this spot from heaven . Soon after the commencement of the ...
Page 94
... seen extending from the Ganges to the Jumna . Soldiers were stationed there , to prevent the pilgrims from passing it , until they had purchased of the East India Company tickets granting permission to bathe . Near the barrier , I saw ...
... seen extending from the Ganges to the Jumna . Soldiers were stationed there , to prevent the pilgrims from passing it , until they had purchased of the East India Company tickets granting permission to bathe . Near the barrier , I saw ...
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