The mystics, ascetics, and saints of India : a study of Sadhuism, with an account of the Yogis, Sanyasis, Bairagis, and other strange Hindu sectarians (1905)
Oman, John Campbell, 1841-1911 · London : T. F. Unwin · leaf 128
ate appeared to me so interesting for many reasonsthat I reproduce it (Fig. 6), together with the followingexplanatory notes by our author :— No. 1 is the part where the Bramins paint their idols ; such as Mainaniva,Siva, Madedina, aud others, whereof they have a great number. No. 2 is a figure of… … a o -*^ rt U ■*^ ■SI ■w 1—1 H « w o < § 1 o-l 1^ o p a z, o —< -1-s MM c r3 o u ^ w Dj O SADHUS DESCRIBED BY EUROPEAN VISITORS No. 4 is another pagod, into^ which the faquirs that do penance oftenretire. No, 5 is another pagod dedicated to Ram. No. 6 is a hut into which a faquir makes his…
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