Ward, William: A View of the History, Literature, and Religion of the Hindoos (Band 1) (London, 1817)

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the Ganges, 274. Children and grown-up persons
drowned in it, 275. Extracts from the pooranfts, 276.

Reflections, ...................................... 277

II. Other deified rivers, ................................ 278

CHAP. XIV.

THE WORSHIP OF FISH. 281

CHAP. XV.

THE WORSHIP OF BOOKS. 282

CHAP. XVI.

THE WORSHIP OF STONES.

The Shalgramu*. Different kinds, 283. Reason of its deification,

284. Constant representative of the gods in worship,

285. Other stones worshipped,.................... 286

CHAP. XVII.

A LOG OF WOOD WORSHIPPED.

The Pedal. Origin of its worship, 287. Festival given in honour of
it by the Raja of Nulii-danga,................................ 288

* One of these atones, by a fall, being split asunder, was lately shewn to the author.
The internal appearance of this strongly indicates, that these stones are not, as has been
supposed, (see Asiatic "Researches, vol. vii. p. 240.) perforated stones, but petrified shells:
the shell in the inside of this was the Argonauta Argo.—May 8, 1815.

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