The Mythology of the Hindus: With Notices of the Various Mountain and Island Tribes Inhabiting the Two Peninsulas of India and the Neighbouring Islands, and an Appendix Comprising the Minor Avatars and the Mythological and Religious Terms, &c, &c of the HindusParbury, Allen, 1832 - Всего страниц: 401 |
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... flowers , and rice ; and the Hindus abstain from either reading or writing , as they ascribe the power of doing both to be derived from this goddess . Offerings are also made to her in expiation of the sin of lying , or of having given ...
... flowers , and rice ; and the Hindus abstain from either reading or writing , as they ascribe the power of doing both to be derived from this goddess . Offerings are also made to her in expiation of the sin of lying , or of having given ...
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... flower , or on the serpent Ananta , or eternity , floating on the surface of the primeval waters ( fig . 1 , plate 5 ) ; or riding on Garuda ( his celestial vahan or vehicle ) , which is represented as a youth with the wings and beak of ...
... flower , or on the serpent Ananta , or eternity , floating on the surface of the primeval waters ( fig . 1 , plate 5 ) ; or riding on Garuda ( his celestial vahan or vehicle ) , which is represented as a youth with the wings and beak of ...
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... flowers of some of which contain one hundred petals , and others a thousand ; gardens of nymphæas , & c . & c . On a seat , as glorious as the meridian sun , sitting on water - lilies , is Vishnu ; and on his right hand the goddess ...
... flowers of some of which contain one hundred petals , and others a thousand ; gardens of nymphæas , & c . & c . On a seat , as glorious as the meridian sun , sitting on water - lilies , is Vishnu ; and on his right hand the goddess ...
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... flower of the sacred lotus . By his side is placed Sita , who is depicted as a god- dess of transcendent beauty , of a deep yellow complexion ( see fig . 1 , plate 9 ) . Although the daughter of a king , and far famed for her loveliness ...
... flower of the sacred lotus . By his side is placed Sita , who is depicted as a god- dess of transcendent beauty , of a deep yellow complexion ( see fig . 1 , plate 9 ) . Although the daughter of a king , and far famed for her loveliness ...
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... flower - beds , and , in short , turning the garden into a complete wilderness . The king sent out people to drive him away , but he destroyed them all . Ravan then sent his eldest son , who , after a furious contest , in which he used ...
... flower - beds , and , in short , turning the garden into a complete wilderness . The king sent out people to drive him away , but he destroyed them all . Ravan then sent his eldest son , who , after a furious contest , in which he used ...
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