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THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY. 351
SECT. II— The Monkey.
The black-faced monkey, Hunooman b, the son of the
god Puvtinu, by ftnjuna, a female monkey0, is believed to
be an incarnation of Shivu.
The Hindoos worship Hunooman on their birth-day to
obtain long life, which they suppose this monkey can
bestow, as he is immortal. In some temples his image is
set up alone, and in others with that of Ramu and Seeta,
and worshipped daily. The worship of Ramu is always
preceded by a few ceremonies in honour of Hunooman.
Stone images of Hunooman are kept in the houses of
some of his disciples, and worshipped daily. The worship-
per of this animal is promised every gratification he cart
desire.
Many Hindoos receive the initiating incantation by which
this monkey becomes their guardian deity. The mark which
these disciples make on their foreheads is the same as that
made by the followers of Shivu.
About twenty years ago, Eeshwilru-chundru, the raja "of
Nudeeya, spent 100,000 roopees in marrying two monkeysd,
* Hunooman broke his cheek-bone by a fall from the sun's orbit; and
his name is derived from hnnoo, the cheek bone.
'Vc There is nothing too filthy for idolatry: here the god of the winds
pays his addresses to a monkey, as Jupiter is said to have done to a
swan.
* At this time none of these monkeys were to be seen about Nudeeya;
now they are so numerous that they devour almost all th« fruit of th«
•rchards, as the inhabitants are afraid of hurting them.
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SECT. II— The Monkey.
The black-faced monkey, Hunooman b, the son of the
god Puvtinu, by ftnjuna, a female monkey0, is believed to
be an incarnation of Shivu.
The Hindoos worship Hunooman on their birth-day to
obtain long life, which they suppose this monkey can
bestow, as he is immortal. In some temples his image is
set up alone, and in others with that of Ramu and Seeta,
and worshipped daily. The worship of Ramu is always
preceded by a few ceremonies in honour of Hunooman.
Stone images of Hunooman are kept in the houses of
some of his disciples, and worshipped daily. The worship-
per of this animal is promised every gratification he cart
desire.
Many Hindoos receive the initiating incantation by which
this monkey becomes their guardian deity. The mark which
these disciples make on their foreheads is the same as that
made by the followers of Shivu.
About twenty years ago, Eeshwilru-chundru, the raja "of
Nudeeya, spent 100,000 roopees in marrying two monkeysd,
* Hunooman broke his cheek-bone by a fall from the sun's orbit; and
his name is derived from hnnoo, the cheek bone.
'Vc There is nothing too filthy for idolatry: here the god of the winds
pays his addresses to a monkey, as Jupiter is said to have done to a
swan.
* At this time none of these monkeys were to be seen about Nudeeya;
now they are so numerous that they devour almost all th« fruit of th«
•rchards, as the inhabitants are afraid of hurting them.
Kk 2