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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Part I.—History Literature &c. 1879

1879

It would appear from the resemblance borne by most of the blocks ranged round the tumuli to the still undisturbed masses with which nature has strewn the hill side that in most cases the stones were not dressed but that boulders of about the same size bearing the nearest resemblance to oblong cubes were chosen from the masses' on the hill side and rolled down to the site of the tumulus and [...] The stones on the north side of the circle whence the drainage of the hill is are deeply imbedded in the earth and are sometimes hardly to be traced above the ground the washings of the hill side carried down by the drainage of ages having nearly covered them up completely. [...] More I suspect will learn that there are Cromlechs in India as well as in Britain that the Brtihmans Buddhists and Druids all believed in the transmigration of the soul and the Celtic language was undoubtedly derived from the Sanscrit &o." The circumstance of the remarkable similarity in the shape of the tumuli being borne in the mind the next point of resemblance is the postion in which [...] 2 But in the temples and in the better class of shrines which abound in the city and the neighbourhood the snake is generally found encircling the phallus in the manner shewn in Plato VI lig. [...] The Mainfuleo from the neighbouring temple of " Nigeshwar" is brought to the third step of the stairs on the west side of the tank surmouning - the well and Hindus of all classes come in thousands to adore the Mahadeo and bathe in the well which as the "Ntig Punchami" Fair is hold in July or during the rains is filled with water at this season.
history
Pages
54
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120250
Segment Pages Author Actions
Prehistoric Remains in Central India—by J. H. Rivert-Carnac Esq. C. I. E. F. S. L. M. R. A. S. &c.
1-16 The Philological Secretary view
The Snake Symbol in India Especially in Connection with the Worship of Siva—by J. H. Rivert-Carnac Esq. C. I. E. P. S. A. M. R. A. S. &c.
17-31 The Philological Secretary view
Some Further Notes on Kálidása—by George A. Grierson Esq. D. C. S.
32-48 The Philological Secretary view
Backmatter
i-vi The Philological Secretary view

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