List of Illustrations

PAGE Durgā and other Deities. From a native picture (Frontispiece.) Agni. From Moor's "Hindu Pantheon" 22 Surya. „ 31 Varuna. From a native picture 38 Indra „ 53 Vāyu „ 65 Yama „ 78 Brahmā „ 98 Sarasvati „ 108 Vishnu „ 117 Lakshmi „ 129 The Matsya Avatāra „ 135 The Kūrma Avatāra „ 143 The Nrisingha Avatāra „ 149 The Vāmana Avatāra „ 158 The Parasurāma Avatāra „ 164 The Rāma Chandra Avatāra „ 171 Rāvana „ 185 The Krishna Avatāra „ 198 Krishna slaying Bakāsura „ 205 Krishna Holding Up Mount Govarddhana „ 208 Rādhā Worshipping Krishna as Kāli „ 211 Balarāma „ 221 Buddha. Drawn from an image in Ceylon by Rev. A. J. Bamford, B. A. 225 Buddhist Temple and Dagoba at Kelaniya, Ceylon. Original sketch by Rev. A. J. Bamford, B.A. 226 Buddha. Drawn from an image in Ceylon by Rev. A. J. Bamford, B. A. 232 Kalki. From a native picture 246 Jagannāth „ 249 p. xviii PAGE Kāmadeva. From a native picture. 257 Siva Slaying Kāmadeva. „ 258 Siva. „ 262 Siva Temple at Benares. From a photograph 264 Har-Hari. From a native picture 276 Siva Slaying an Asura. „ 279 Panchānana. „ 284 Siva and Pārvati. „ 290 Pārvati Worshipping the Linga. From Moor's "Hindu Pantheon" 294 Dasarhujā. From a native picture. 301 Jagaddhātri. „ 308 Kāli. „ 310 Kāli Dancing on Siva. „ 311 Annapurnā. „ 319 Ganesa.

From Moor's "Hindu Pantheon" 323 Kartikeya. From a native picture. 334 Daksha. „ 373 Sugriva. „ 394 Monkeys Constructing the Bridge at Lanka. „ 397 Hanumān. From Moor's "Hindu Pantheon" 402 Arjuna Shooting at the Fish. From a native picture 419 Battle of the Kurūs and the Pandāvas. „ 423 Garuda. From Moor's "Hindu Pantheon" 450 Jatāyus. From a native picture. 457 Gangā. „ 460 Shitala. „ 473 Manasā. „ 475 Sastī. „ 477 Sacred trees. Drawn by the Rev. A. J. Bamford, B.A.— Soma-plant. 70 The Tulsi 362 The Lotus 459 Banyan Tree 469 The Bēl 470 The Fig Tree 472 The Nim 481 Pipal Leaves. 500 The tail pieces are taken from drawings of Hindu temples and decorations in the works of Ram Raz, Rájendralála Mitra, Fergusson, and others.