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Page 97
... night , the worshippers assemble . By the glare of flaming torches , and amid the shouts and loud peals of barbarous music , great numbers of swine , sheep , goats , and buffaloes , are sacrificed Many of the worshippers throw ...
... night , the worshippers assemble . By the glare of flaming torches , and amid the shouts and loud peals of barbarous music , great numbers of swine , sheep , goats , and buffaloes , are sacrificed Many of the worshippers throw ...
Page 101
... night How see thy way ? MILKMAID . The lightning gleamed so bright . KRISHNA . O'er broken roads , through mire and tangling thorn - ยท Thy tender limbs must ache , thy feet be torn . MILKMAID . Steps light and firm will weariest way o ...
... night How see thy way ? MILKMAID . The lightning gleamed so bright . KRISHNA . O'er broken roads , through mire and tangling thorn - ยท Thy tender limbs must ache , thy feet be torn . MILKMAID . Steps light and firm will weariest way o ...
Page 105
... This precaution is not through fear that the idol will convey himself away in the night , but to secure these treasures from thieves . Nor is the strong box always a sufficient security , for on one occasion , LECTURES ON INDIA . 105.
... This precaution is not through fear that the idol will convey himself away in the night , but to secure these treasures from thieves . Nor is the strong box always a sufficient security , for on one occasion , LECTURES ON INDIA . 105.
Page 106
... night . Six ropes , or cables , are attached to the car , six inches in diameter and three hundred feet in length , by means of which the people draw it from place to place . A devotee has cast himself under the wheels to be crushed to ...
... night . Six ropes , or cables , are attached to the car , six inches in diameter and three hundred feet in length , by means of which the people draw it from place to place . A devotee has cast himself under the wheels to be crushed to ...
Page 110
... night , on the fourth day of the car festival , it was brought out of the temple , on a splendid litter , borne on the shoulders of men . Preceded by a band of rude music , and men bearing flaming torches , they soon approached the cars ...
... night , on the fourth day of the car festival , it was brought out of the temple , on a splendid litter , borne on the shoulders of men . Preceded by a band of rude music , and men bearing flaming torches , they soon approached the cars ...
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