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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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Surya, the Hindu Sun-god 188

On the Banks of the Ganges in Benares 189

A Shrine of Narsimha in the Bombay Presidency 192

A Sacred Lake in India 194

Tank at the Cenotaph of Suraj Mai 195

Sculptured Lions at Sarnath near Benares 199

The So-called Gates of Somnath 202

Dona Vasco da Gama 206

A Native Vessel of Calicut 208

The Pool at Ulwar 211

Vasco da Gama and the Zamorin of Calicut 216

A Decorated Water Car at Madura in Southern India 219

Dom André Furtado de Mendoça 220

An Indian Betel Nut Cutter 224

Affonso de Albuquerque 229

An Old Portuguese Fort near Sanjan 233

Interior of an Ajanta Cave 239

Brahman Priests at Rameswara, Southern India 240

A Group of Women and Children 242

Native Indian Ploughs 244

An Indian Spinning-wheel 246

Two Pariahs 248

Among the Katkaris, a Wild Tribe in Western India 250

Indian Caste Marks 253

Sculptures of a Southern Indian Temple 257

A Statue of the God Siva at Vellore in Southern India 259

A Toda Hut at Utakamand in Southern India 260

An Indian Snake Charmer 263

A Toda Temple at Utakamand in Southern India 267

The Marble Rocks at Jabalpur 270

A Tamil Bathing-place at Trichinopoli 272

A Devil Dancer of Ceylon 275

The Huge Stone Bull at Tanjore 277

Sculptures of the Hindu Divinities Siva and Parvati, at Ellora 278

An Indian Decorative Design 280

India's Great Mountain Barrier on the North 281

The Irawaddy, which Empties into the Gulf of Bengal 285

The Temple of the God Vishnu at Conjevaram 287

Giant Bamboos 288

From a Statuette of an Indian Elephant 290

The Bank of the Ganges at Benares 292

Pietro Della Valle 296

A Corner of Rani Sipri's Mosque at Ahmadabad 298