List of Illustrations

List of Illustrations

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Durgā and other Deities.

From a native picture

(Frontispiece.)

Agni.

From Moor's "Hindu Pantheon"

22

Surya.

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31

Varuna.

From a native picture

38

Indra

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53

Vāyu

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65

Yama

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78

Brahmā

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98

Sarasvati

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108

Vishnu

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117

Lakshmi

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129

The Matsya Avatāra

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135

The Kūrma Avatāra

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143

The Nrisingha Avatāra

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149

The Vāmana Avatāra

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158

The Parasurāma Avatāra

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164

The Rāma Chandra Avatāra

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171

Rāvana

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185

The Krishna Avatāra

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198

Krishna slaying Bakāsura

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205

Krishna Holding Up Mount Govarddhana

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208

Rādhā Worshipping Krishna as Kāli

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211

Balarāma

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221

Buddha.

Drawn from an image in Ceylon by Rev. A. J. Bamford, B. A.

225

Buddhist Temple and Dagoba at Kelaniya, Ceylon.

Original sketch by Rev. A. J. Bamford, B.A.

226

Buddha.

Drawn from an image in Ceylon by Rev. A. J. Bamford, B. A.

232

Kalki.

From a native picture

246

Jagannāth

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249

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Kāmadeva.

From a native picture.

257

Siva Slaying Kāmadeva.

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258

Siva.

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262

Siva Temple at Benares.

From a photograph

264

Har-Hari.

From a native picture

276

Siva Slaying an Asura.

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279

Panchānana.

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284

Siva and Pārvati.

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290

Pārvati Worshipping the Linga.

From Moor's "Hindu Pantheon"

294

Dasarhujā.

From a native picture.

301

Jagaddhātri.

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308

Kāli.

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310

Kāli Dancing on Siva.

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311

Annapurnā.

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319

Ganesa.

From Moor's "Hindu Pantheon"

323

Kartikeya.

From a native picture.

334

Daksha.

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373

Sugriva.

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394

Monkeys Constructing the Bridge at Lanka.

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397

Hanumān.

From Moor's "Hindu Pantheon"

402

Arjuna Shooting at the Fish.

From a native picture

419

Battle of the Kurūs and the Pandāvas.

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423

Garuda.

From Moor's "Hindu Pantheon"

450

Jatāyus.

From a native picture.

457

Gangā.

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460

Shitala.

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473

Manasā.

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475

Sastī.

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477

Sacred trees.

Drawn by the Rev. A. J. Bamford, B.A.—

Soma-plant.

70

The Tulsi

362

The Lotus

459

Banyan Tree

469

The Bēl

470

The Fig Tree

472

The Nim

481

Pipal Leaves.

500

The tail pieces are taken from drawings of Hindu temples and decorations in the works of Ram Raz, Rájendralála Mitra, Fergusson, and others.

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