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- Yama
Yama - Worhipping the Cobra
Worshipping the Cobra In order to induce the people to worship this dangerous enemy, the Hindoos have filled their books with tales concerning it. Figures of it are often to be seen in the temples, and on other buildings. They seek out their holes, which are generally to be found in the hillocks of earth which are thrown up by the white ants; and when they find one, they go from time to time and offer milk, plantains, and other good things to it. Many of the natives call the Cobra Capella nulla paampu, that is, good snake. They are afraid to call it a bad snake, lest it should injure them. The following is the prayer which is offered before the image of this snake. O, divine Cobra, preserve and sustain us. O, Sheoh, partake of these offerings, and be gracious unto us. - Vishnu
- Vishnu
Vishnu - Vayu
Vayu - Varuna
Varuna - The Vamana Avatara
The Vamana Avatara - The Universe
The universe, as it came from the mundane egg, is generally divided into fourteen worlds: seven inferior or lower worlds, and seven superior or upper worlds. The seven lower worlds are filled with all kinds of wicked and loathsome creatures. Our earth, which is the first of the upper worlds, it is said, is flat. The figure will give you some idea of it. - The Rama Chandra Avatara
The Rama Chandra Avatara - The Parasurama Avatara
The Parasurama Avatara - The Nrisingha Avatara
The Nrisingha Avatara - The Matsva Avatara
The Matsva Avatara - The Lotus
The Lotus - The Kurma Avatara
The Kurma Avatara - The Krishna Avatara
The Krishna Avatara - The Hindoo Trimurti
The Trimurti or three-headed deity in the caves of Elephanta. This is a sculpture of the most remote antiquity, but the dress, the beads, the sacred cord and other religious symbols declare it to be the work of Hindoos. In anthropomorphising the Deity, men always adopt their own typical countenance for that of their God. Hence their idols betray the national features. Now, observe the profiles of Vishnu and Siva in this Trimurti. - The Fig Tree
The Fig Tree - The Bel
The Bel - The Banyan Tree
The Banyan Tree - Surya
Surya - Sugriva
Sugriva - Siva temple at Benares
Siva temple at Benares - Siva slaying an Asura
Siva slaying an Asura - Siva and Parvati
Siva and Parvati - Siva
Siva - Shitala
Shitala - Seva
Seva - Sasti
Sasti - Sarasvati
Sarasvati - Ravana
Ravana - Radha worshipping Krishna as Kali
Radha worshipping Krishna as Kali - Pulliar
- Parvati worhipping the Linga
Parvati worhipping the Linga - Panchanana
Panchanana - Monkeys constructing the bridge at Lanka
Monkeys constructing the bridge at Lanka - Manasa
Manasa - Lakhsmi
Lakhsmi - Krishna slaying Bakasura
Krishna slaying Bakasura - Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana
Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana - Kartikeya
Kartikeya - Kamadeva
Kamadeva - Kalki
Kalki - Kali dancing on Siva
Kali dancing on Siva - Kali
Kali - Juggernaut's Chariot
Juggernaut's Chariot At every large temple, there is at least yearly one grand procession. The idol is brought out from its inclosure, and placed in a great car or chariot, prepared for this express purpose. This stands upon four wheels of great strength, not made like ours, of spokes with a rim, but of three or four pieces of thick, solid timber, rounded and fitted to each other. The car is sometimes forty or fifty feet high, having upon it carved images of a most abominable nature. I must not tell you any thing about them. The car, when finished, presents somewhat the shape of a pyramid - Juggernaut
Juggernaut - Jagannath
Jagannath - Jagaddhatri
Jagaddhatri - Indra
Indra - Indian Gods—Krishna, Kali, Ganesa
Indian Gods—Krishna, Kali, Ganesa - Har-Hari
Har-Hari - Hanuman
Hanuman - Garuda
Garuda - Ganga
Ganga - Ganesa
Ganesa - Durga, and other deities
Durga, and other deities - Dasabhuja
Dasabhuja - Daksha
Daksha - Buddhist Temple and Dagosa at Kelaniva, Ceylon
Buddhist Temple and Dagosa at Kelaniva, Ceylon - Buddha
Buddha