 | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland - 1848 - 558 pages
...the confluence. The jewels are, in general, of the smaller size, not worth more than a rupee or two. There was a time when the offerings were of a less...the cordial concurrence of the Brahmans. The act was not, like the oblation of fruits or jewels, intended to obtain the favour of the deified ocean, but... | |
 | sir William Wilson Hunter - 1875 - 426 pages
...the sea, and also at the confluence. The jewels are in general not worth more than a rupee or two. There was a time when the offerings were of a less...Government of Bengal had the cordial concurrence of the Brdhmans. The act was not, like the oblation of fruits or jewels, intended to obtain the favour of... | |
 | William Wilson Hunter - 1875 - 424 pages
...the sea, and also at the confluence. The jewels are in general not worth more than a rupee or two. There was a time when the offerings were of a less...Government of Bengal had the cordial concurrence of the Brdhmans. The act was not, like the oblation of fruits or jewels, intended to obtain the favour of... | |
 | 1991 - 98 pages
...the confluence. The jewels are, in general, of the smaller size, not worth more than a rupee or two. There was a time when the offerings were of a less...the cordial concurrence of the Brahmans. The act was not, like the oblation of fruits or jewels, intended to obtain the favour of the deified ocean, but... | |
 | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland - 1848 - 768 pages
...the confluence. The jewels are, in general, of the smaller size, not worth more than a rupee or two. There was a time when the offerings were of a less...sea. This horrible and unnatural practice was wholly nnsanctioned by anything in the Hindu ritual; and its suppression, by the Government of Bengal, had... | |
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The jewels are, in general, of the smaller size, not worth more than a rupee or two. There was a time when the offerings were of a less innocent description, and children were cast into the sea. This horrible and unnatural practice was wholly unsanctioned... 