Oriental Illustrations of the Sacred Scriptures,: Collected from the Customs, Manners, Rites, Superstitions, Traditions, Parabolical, Idiomatical, and Proverbial Forms of Speech, Climate, Works of Art, and Literature, of the Hindoos, During a Residence in the East of Nearly Fourteen YearsJohn Murray, 1835 - 619 pages |
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Page ix
... sometimes in the dress of men , and at other times in that of women . " || The dancing - girls of many of the temples on the continent of India , at the feast called Mánampu , do the same thing . When the god and goddess go out to hunt ...
... sometimes in the dress of men , and at other times in that of women . " || The dancing - girls of many of the temples on the continent of India , at the feast called Mánampu , do the same thing . When the god and goddess go out to hunt ...
Page xi
... sometimes the mountain nymph , who cap- tivated Síva from a course of ascetic austerities . " The Babylonians and Assyrians worshipped what by the Greeks and Romans was termed Paλλòs , or Priapus . The priaps were three hundred fathoms ...
... sometimes the mountain nymph , who cap- tivated Síva from a course of ascetic austerities . " The Babylonians and Assyrians worshipped what by the Greeks and Romans was termed Paλλòs , or Priapus . The priaps were three hundred fathoms ...
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... sometimes thus marked . In travelling through the Batticaloa district , in 1821 , I saw one of that description . He was feed- ing in the long grass ; and after giving a look at me and my companions , he resumed his employment . + The ...
... sometimes thus marked . In travelling through the Batticaloa district , in 1821 , I saw one of that description . He was feed- ing in the long grass ; and after giving a look at me and my companions , he resumed his employment . + The ...
Page 25
... sometimes at the wife's request . * Perhaps she has not had any children , or they may have died , and they both wish to have one , to perform their funeral ceremonies . By the laws of Menu , should a wife , during the first eight years ...
... sometimes at the wife's request . * Perhaps she has not had any children , or they may have died , and they both wish to have one , to perform their funeral ceremonies . By the laws of Menu , should a wife , during the first eight years ...
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... Sometimes they bow down to the ground ; at other times they put their hands on their bosoms , and gently incline the head ; they also put the right hand on the face in a longitudinal position ; and sometimes give a long and graceful ...
... Sometimes they bow down to the ground ; at other times they put their hands on their bosoms , and gently incline the head ; they also put the right hand on the face in a longitudinal position ; and sometimes give a long and graceful ...
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alluded allusions amongst animals Assyria Baal Peor Baal-zebub Babylon beasts beautiful believe blessed body Boothroyd Brahma Brahmin burning called Calmet cast ceremonies Ceylon CHAP child Dagon daughter dead death deity earth East Eastern Egypt enemies enquired evil eyes face familiar spirit father favour fear feast feet fellow female fire fruit give gods gold gone ground hair hand hath head heathen heaven Hebrew Hence Hindoos holy husband idols Imaus Israel jewels Jews Kandian war king lingam live look Lord margin marriage moon mother mountains mouth never night offering ornaments person Philistines Priapus priest rain reference rice Royal Asiatic Society sacred says Scanda Purana seen Septuagint serpent servant Siva sorrow speak stone taken Tamul translation temple thee thing thou shalt tree unto verse vessel Vishnoo walk wife woman word worship Yama