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... Victim of Superstition , 37. Interior of a Chapel at Cuttack , • 38. Baber , the founder of the Mogul Empire , 39. Ruins in the City of Delhi , 40. Interior of a Choultry , • • 41. Union of the Ganges and Jumna , 42. The Sick , brought ...
... Victim of Superstition , 37. Interior of a Chapel at Cuttack , • 38. Baber , the founder of the Mogul Empire , 39. Ruins in the City of Delhi , 40. Interior of a Choultry , • • 41. Union of the Ganges and Jumna , 42. The Sick , brought ...
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Caleb Wright. 1 No. 17. Fort of Haje Ka , on the Indus A View in the City of Benares, Presenting Offerings to a Mendicant Priest, An Infant Victim of Superstition,
Caleb Wright. 1 No. 17. Fort of Haje Ka , on the Indus A View in the City of Benares, Presenting Offerings to a Mendicant Priest, An Infant Victim of Superstition,
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... victims of her fury , whom she is supposed to devour by thousands . Her ear orna- ments are composed of human ... victim ; if they observe tremu- lous or convulsive motions in the mouth and nostrils , it is to them the sign that ...
... victims of her fury , whom she is supposed to devour by thousands . Her ear orna- ments are composed of human ... victim ; if they observe tremu- lous or convulsive motions in the mouth and nostrils , it is to them the sign that ...
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... victim on the points of a trident ; in a third he holds a drum , in a fourth an axe , in a fifth a sword , in a sixth a portion of the Vedas , and in a seventh a club , on the end of which is a human head . The figure on the right was ...
... victim on the points of a trident ; in a third he holds a drum , in a fourth an axe , in a fifth a sword , in a sixth a portion of the Vedas , and in a seventh a club , on the end of which is a human head . The figure on the right was ...
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... victims , who must be in the freshness and bloom of youth , are procured by stealing children from distant villages and rearing them until they become large enough to be acceptable to the goddess . At the time of sacrifice , the victim ...
... victims , who must be in the freshness and bloom of youth , are procured by stealing children from distant villages and rearing them until they become large enough to be acceptable to the goddess . At the time of sacrifice , the victim ...
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