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Page 70
... the one lost , he took a small idol in each hand , and ele- vated them above his head until his arms became perfectly stiff and immovable . No. 31. Shiva . Mahamaya . No. 32. A Temple 70 LECTURES ON INDIA . A Thug going to a Feast, 9.
... the one lost , he took a small idol in each hand , and ele- vated them above his head until his arms became perfectly stiff and immovable . No. 31. Shiva . Mahamaya . No. 32. A Temple 70 LECTURES ON INDIA . A Thug going to a Feast, 9.
Page 74
... took him by force and carried him to heaven . The messengers of Yumu , in great rage , hastened to their master and told him what had transpired . Yumu ordered his recorder to examine his books . He did so , and found that the man in ...
... took him by force and carried him to heaven . The messengers of Yumu , in great rage , hastened to their master and told him what had transpired . Yumu ordered his recorder to examine his books . He did so , and found that the man in ...
Page 93
... took place , which resulted in the death of six hundred persons . Engraving , No. 41 is a view of the junction of the Ganges and Sumna . It is believed that every person , of either sex , who , immediately after being shaved , bathes at ...
... took place , which resulted in the death of six hundred persons . Engraving , No. 41 is a view of the junction of the Ganges and Sumna . It is believed that every person , of either sex , who , immediately after being shaved , bathes at ...
Page 94
... took in his right hand some money and a few blades of a particular grass , esteemed sacred . Then , with the same hand , he grasped the tail of a cow , while a Brahmin poured on it some water from the Ganges and repeated an incantation ...
... took in his right hand some money and a few blades of a particular grass , esteemed sacred . Then , with the same hand , he grasped the tail of a cow , while a Brahmin poured on it some water from the Ganges and repeated an incantation ...
Page 110
... took a garland of flowers from Juggernaut , and placed it around the neck of his wife . She was then borne off towards the temple , and the clamor ceased . I inquired the meaning of this strange and terrific ceremony . The reply was ...
... took a garland of flowers from Juggernaut , and placed it around the neck of his wife . She was then borne off towards the temple , and the clamor ceased . I inquired the meaning of this strange and terrific ceremony . The reply was ...
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