The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... period his journeys extended to Serampore and Chinsurah , which in those days could only be reached by boats , but which are now within an easy distance by rail . Here it should be remarked that thirty years ago the strongest possible ...
... period his journeys extended to Serampore and Chinsurah , which in those days could only be reached by boats , but which are now within an easy distance by rail . Here it should be remarked that thirty years ago the strongest possible ...
Page xxi
... period above the superstitions of his countrymen ; and indeed never does a Hindoo take any step of importance without first consulting the stars . This is usually done by reference either to a Brahman astrologer , or to the astrological ...
... period above the superstitions of his countrymen ; and indeed never does a Hindoo take any step of importance without first consulting the stars . This is usually done by reference either to a Brahman astrologer , or to the astrological ...
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... ironed skeleton of a highwayman suspended in the air . It reminded one of the period when rob- beries were committed by announcements in letters and Khurdah . - Mahesh . 5 cartels to the householder 4 Travels of a Hindoo .
... ironed skeleton of a highwayman suspended in the air . It reminded one of the period when rob- beries were committed by announcements in letters and Khurdah . - Mahesh . 5 cartels to the householder 4 Travels of a Hindoo .
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... period of six to seven hundred years . Nothing of the kind meets the eye , but a rural town of small size , with a little nucleus of habitations , and a community of Brahmins , rather busy in seeking for bread than in ac- quiring a ...
... period of six to seven hundred years . Nothing of the kind meets the eye , but a rural town of small size , with a little nucleus of habitations , and a community of Brahmins , rather busy in seeking for bread than in ac- quiring a ...
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... period than the Poorans , which first originated the idolatry of the Hindoos . In the worship of Kali may be traced the first origin of Tantricism , and her image may have been first set up by Agum Bagish in Nuddea . The age of this ...
... period than the Poorans , which first originated the idolatry of the Hindoos . In the worship of Kali may be traced the first origin of Tantricism , and her image may have been first set up by Agum Bagish in Nuddea . The age of this ...
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