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THE CREMATION GHAT, BENARES
From a bronze in the Calcutta Art Gallery |
facing |
xxxvi |
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KALI
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xl |
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A VYASA, OR PUBLIC READER, RECITING THE MAHABHARATA
From the Indra Temple, Ellora |
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xlviii |
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INDRA
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4 |
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INTERIOR OF A TEMPLE TO VISHNU (BRINDABAN) |
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10 |
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THE PARADISE OF INDRA
From a rock sculpture at Mamallapuram |
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16 |
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AGNI, THE FIRE GOD
From a painting y Nanda Lall Bose |
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20 |
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SHIVA'S DANCE OF DESTRUCTION, ELLORA
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26 |
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SURYA IN HIS CHARIOT
From the Kailasa Temple, Ellora |
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32 |
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THE KAILASA TEMPLE OF SHIVA, ELLORA
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40 |
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YAMA AND SAVITRI
From a painting by Nanda Lall Bose |
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52 |
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THE CITY OF THE GODS, PALITANA
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58 |
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DURGA SLAYING GIANTS AND DEMONS
From a sculpture at Mamallapuram |
facing |
64 |
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THE CELESTIAL FAIRIES (APSARAS)
Sculpture on a modern Hindu temple, Benares |
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68 |
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GROUP OF PRESENT-DAY BRAHMANS
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80 |
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SADHUS (RELIGIOUS MENDICANTS) AT BENARES
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82 |
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A YOGI ON A BED OF SPIKES
An example of present-day austerities |
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84 |
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THE BIRTH OF BRAHMA: SPRINGING FROM A LOTUS ISSUING FROM VISHNU
From an original Indian painting |
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100 |
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HANUMAN
From a bronze in the Victoria and Albert Museum |
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106 |
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THE HINDU TRINITY AT ELEPHANTA
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120 |
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VISHNU UPHOLDING THE UNIVERSE
From a sculpture at Mamallapuram |
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124 |
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KRISHNA AND THE GOPIS (HERDSMAIDS)
From a modern sculpture |
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128 |
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BUDDHA EXPOUNDING THE LAW
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130 |
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THE BOAR INCARNATION OF VISHNU RAISING THE EARTH FROM THE DEEP
From a rock sculpture at Udayagiri |
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136 |
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INTERIOR OF A ROCK-HEWN BUDDHIST TEMPLE (AJANTA)
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140 |
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LAKSHMI ARISING FROM THE SEA OF MILK
From a sculpture at Mamallapuram |
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144 |
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SHIVA DANCING ON TRIPURA
From a bronze in the Madras Museum |
facing |
148 |
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GANESHA
From a sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum |
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150 |
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KARTIKEYA, THE WAR GOD
From a painting by Surendra Nalh Gangoly |
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152 |
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PARVATI, THE WIFE OF SHIVA
From a South Indian temple |
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154 |
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A VAISHNAVAITE NUN READING THE RAMAYANA
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374 |
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THE CORONATION OF RAMA AND SITA
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424 |
