Modern India and the Indians: Being a Series of Impressions, Notes, and EssaysTrübner and Company, 1879 - 365 pages |
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... sacred independence ? Cautiously and guardedly I open my musquito curtains , intending to seize the nearest weapon of defence . Clink , clink ! Clank , clank ! Thank goodness , that must be the guard parading close to my tent ; and sure ...
... sacred independence ? Cautiously and guardedly I open my musquito curtains , intending to seize the nearest weapon of defence . Clink , clink ! Clank , clank ! Thank goodness , that must be the guard parading close to my tent ; and sure ...
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... , and in proof of his superior pretensions even claims the privilege of wearing the sacred thread like a Brahman . 1 His wife is often the village midwife . 6. Then in close company with the carpenter will always 44 MODERN INDIA .
... , and in proof of his superior pretensions even claims the privilege of wearing the sacred thread like a Brahman . 1 His wife is often the village midwife . 6. Then in close company with the carpenter will always 44 MODERN INDIA .
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... sacred as the favourite shrub of the god Vishņu . There is a space all round for reverent circumambulation , as per- formed every day by the women of the community . Furthermore , no village in India is without its temple or temples ...
... sacred as the favourite shrub of the god Vishņu . There is a space all round for reverent circumambulation , as per- formed every day by the women of the community . Furthermore , no village in India is without its temple or temples ...
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... sacred little shrub 108 times , her simple object being to secure long life for her husband , and a large family of sons for herself . The right shoulder must always be kept towards the object circumambulated , probably with the idea of ...
... sacred little shrub 108 times , her simple object being to secure long life for her husband , and a large family of sons for herself . The right shoulder must always be kept towards the object circumambulated , probably with the idea of ...
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... sacred monosyllable ' Om ' -supposed to contain three letters symbolical of the three persons in the Hindū Triad of gods . So much for rural life in India . My next excursion was to the neighbouring towns of Mehmoodabad and Kaira . The ...
... sacred monosyllable ' Om ' -supposed to contain three letters symbolical of the three persons in the Hindū Triad of gods . So much for rural life in India . My next excursion was to the neighbouring towns of Mehmoodabad and Kaira . The ...
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