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Page 49
... 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 the others take it upon ...
... 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 the others take it upon ...
Page 57
... side opposite the sun , lest their filthy shadows should fall upon the consecrated Brahmin . It is not uncommon to see the lower castes prostrating themselves as worshippers at the feet of the Brahmin , and greedily drinking the water ...
... side opposite the sun , lest their filthy shadows should fall upon the consecrated Brahmin . It is not uncommon to see the lower castes prostrating themselves as worshippers at the feet of the Brahmin , and greedily drinking the water ...
Page 62
... side , is a Holdar Brahmin . The Hol- dars are the original proprietors of Kali Ghat , and the hereditary officiating priests of the temple , to whom all the offerings at this shrine of idolatry belong . Kali Prasanna is heir to his ...
... side , is a Holdar Brahmin . The Hol- dars are the original proprietors of Kali Ghat , and the hereditary officiating priests of the temple , to whom all the offerings at this shrine of idolatry belong . Kali Prasanna is heir to his ...
Page 65
... side , were armed female furies dancing on human carcasses ; but these are not copied into the engraving . By the inhabitants of Gaya , this image is called Mahamaya , another name for Kali ; but it is a male , and , perhaps , was ...
... side , were armed female furies dancing on human carcasses ; but these are not copied into the engraving . By the inhabitants of Gaya , this image is called Mahamaya , another name for Kali ; but it is a male , and , perhaps , was ...
Page 66
... sides pierced ; a rope passed through each incision , and the ends of the two ropes were fastened to four stakes driven into the earth . In this condition , the infatuated creatures dance back- ward and forward , drawing the ropes , at ...
... sides pierced ; a rope passed through each incision , and the ends of the two ropes were fastened to four stakes driven into the earth . In this condition , the infatuated creatures dance back- ward and forward , drawing the ropes , at ...
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