- Boston . 1849

ENGRAVINGS.

LECTURES ON INDIA.

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1. A Devotee, who had been standing eight years, .......
2. A Devotee, whose finger-nails were eight inches long, ....
3. A Devotee, whose arms were constantly elevated, . . . . .
4. Hindu of Bengal, of high rank, in full dress, .......
5. Mohammedan of Bengal, of high rank, in full dress, ....
6. Byragee playing on a Timbrel, ..........
7. Mohman Khaun, Nabob of Cambay, : .........
8. Culi Chief, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. Culi Soldier of the Forests of Rajputana, ..
10. Minaret at Delhi, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11. Columns of a Temple at Benares, . .........
12. Columns from the ruins of a Temple at Barolli, .......
13. Temple of Vishnu, at Mahabalipooram, South India, . ..
14. Entrance to the Cave Temple of Elephanta, .....
15. A Mosque at Delhi, . . . . . . . . . .
16. Hindu College at Calcutta, . . . . . . . .
17. Fort of Haje Ka, on the Indus, ........
18. Town and Fort of Roree, on the Indus, . . .
19. Fort of Burkhur, on the Indus, .....
20. Hindu Family and Dwelling, ........
21. Travelling in a Palankeen, . ........ .
22. Specimens of Hindu Jewelry, ....

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. . . . . . 23. Celebrating the Huli Festival, . ........ 24. A Brahmin Reading the Shasters, ....... 25. A Volume of the Shasters, written on Palm Leaf, .... 26. Vishnu reposing on his Serpent Couch, ........ 27. Interior of a House in the City of Benares, ... 28. Temple of Kali near Calcutta, . .. .. . 29. The Goddess Kali, . . . . . . · · · · · · · ·

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30. Temple at Tanjore, ........... .... 31. Images found among Ancient Ruins at Gaya, . . . . . . 32. Temple near Allahabad, . ......... 33. Two Portraits, . . . . . . . . . . . 34. A View in the City of Benares, ....... 35. Presenting Offerings to a Mendicant Priest, ... 36. An Infant 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 to the Ganges, . ....... 43. A Pilgrim at his Devotions, . ........ 44. The God of Wisdom, Dancing Girl, and Musicians, ... 45. The Great Temple of Juggernaut at Puri, ........ 46. Portrait of Juggernaut, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47. Car and Procession of Juggernaut, .......... 48. The Goddess Luckshme, copied from an Ancient Sculpture, .. 49. Ceremony of the Swinging of Krishna, .......... 60. A Tank and Temple near Benares, . . . . . . . . . . . 115 51. The India Ox, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 52. A Devotee leaping from a Precipice, .......... 119 53. Transforming a Woman into an Evil Spirit by burning her alive, . . 119 54. A Group of Women, ................ 123 55. Interior of a Dwelling, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 56. Saugor Island, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 57. Bannian Tree, : ................. 127

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LECTURE ON WOMEN.

Commencing at Page 129. 58. Three Hindu Girls, educated at Burdwan, . . . . . . . . . 131 59. Women of Calcutta, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 60. Hindu Woman of Bengal, of high rank, in full dress, . ... 61. Mohammedan Woman of Bengal, of high rank, in full dress, . . . 143 62. Parsee Woman of Bombay, of high rank, in full dress, ..... 63. Hindu Dancing Girl, · · · · .... ....... 64. Kyan Woman, .................. 155

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66. Hindu Mother lamenting the Death of her Child, .....

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DESCRIPTION OF THE THUGS.

Commencing at Page 169.
67. A Thug disguised as a Merchant, ........... 167
68. Carrier of Ganges Water, . ............. 176
69. Interior of a Cave Temple at Ellora, .......... 185
70. A Thug going to a Feast, • ,.....:..
71. A Mohammedan at Prayer, ......... ....
72. Indru, King of the Minor Deities, ........... 198
78. Cottage in the Forest, ................

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DESCRIPTION OF FESTIVALS.

Commencing at Page 202.
74. Procession at a Hindu Festival, ............ 199
75. Image of the Goddess Durga, . ............ 202
76. A Hindu Family carrying Offerings to an Idol, . ...... 209
77. Returning from a Sacrifice of Animals, .....

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78. Dancing in Celebration of the Durga Festival, .......
79. Consigning an Image of Kali to the Ganges, ........ 223

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SPECIMENS OF THE SHASTERS.

Commencing at Page 237.
80. Gautama, or Budh, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81. Chinese Budh, . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 251
82. Brahma, . ... .. ...
83. Another Form of Brahma, .. .

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84. Huneman, ....... .

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85. Another Form of Huneman,, .

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86. Vishnu, ... · · · · · · ·
87 Ganesa, the God of Wisdom, .............
88. Serpent God, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
89. Colossal Bust of Shiva, from the Temple of Elephanta, ...
90. Shiva, . ..................
91. Temple of Nandi, at Tanjore, . ............
92. Kartika, the God of War, .............. 271

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