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Page 61
... worship . She calls forth the shouts , the acclamations , and the free - will of- ferings of myriads of infatuated worshippers . Her temples are continually drenched with the blood of victims ; even human victims are occasionally ...
... worship . She calls forth the shouts , the acclamations , and the free - will of- ferings of myriads of infatuated worshippers . Her temples are continually drenched with the blood of victims ; even human victims are occasionally ...
Page 62
... worship of Kali , and is situated at Kali Ghat , three miles from Calcutta . The small building on the left , and the other on the right , are temples of Shiva . In Calcutta , the missionaries have established several schools ,. which ...
... worship of Kali , and is situated at Kali Ghat , three miles from Calcutta . The small building on the left , and the other on the right , are temples of Shiva . In Calcutta , the missionaries have established several schools ,. which ...
Page 70
... worship ; for , when he was on earth , he is said to have been very partial to the milkmaids , and to have married no fewer than sixteen thousand of them . The other figure on the same engraving is a portrait of Puri- Suttema , an ...
... worship ; for , when he was on earth , he is said to have been very partial to the milkmaids , and to have married no fewer than sixteen thousand of them . The other figure on the same engraving is a portrait of Puri- Suttema , an ...
Page 77
... worship , had a large sum of money about him . They told him that , if he would give them his money , and then , in the presence of the idol , cut his throat , the idol would immediately restore him to the vigor and freshness of youth ...
... worship , had a large sum of money about him . They told him that , if he would give them his money , and then , in the presence of the idol , cut his throat , the idol would immediately restore him to the vigor and freshness of youth ...
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... worship a goddess called Bhuenee . To se- cure her blessing upon the soil they cultivate , they deem it im- portant at certain times to offer human sacrifices upon her altars . The victims , who must be in the freshness and bloom of ...
... worship a goddess called Bhuenee . To se- cure her blessing upon the soil they cultivate , they deem it im- portant at certain times to offer human sacrifices upon her altars . The victims , who must be in the freshness and bloom of ...
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