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adorned Ajmere ancient animal Annals of Rajasthan appear Asiatic Researches beautiful Benares Bengal Brah Brahma Brahmins Buchanan called caste celebrated ceremonies Cheetore cocoa-nut Colonel Tod cultivated deity Delhi Description districts divine Dubois east father feet female fertile festival flowers Forbes Ganges Ghauts goddess gods gold Guzerat Hamilton Heber hills Himalaya Hindoos Hindoostan honour hundred husband India Indus inhabitants Institutes of Menu Journey Krishna Kshatriya Lingam Malabar manners marriage Marwar Mewar miles mountains Mysore natives nature northern numerous observes Oriental Memoirs ornaments palace person plain portion priests prince principal province Rajpoot RĂ¢ma Rana religion remarkable rice river round Royal Asiatic Society sacred Sanscrit says sect Sir William Jones Siva sometimes stone stream Sudra supposed temple traveller trees tribe Trimurti Vaisya various Vedas villages Vishnu Ward whole wife wild women worship