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Identifier: indiadailylifein00grif Title: India and daily life in Bengal Year: 1912 (1910s) Authors: Griffin, Z. F. (Zebina Flavius), 1844-1938 Subjects: Publisher: Philadelphia, Boston [etc.] American Baptist publication Society Contributing Library: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries


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Text Appearing Before Image: this tree which we worship. That sounds verywell, but two things must be borne in mind in thisconnection: and the first is, they do not think God isin everything and thus worship him, for the priestmust put on the mark before an image or a tree be-comes an object of worship. The other is that thegreat mass of the common people think the idol itselfhas the power to hear and to help. Before the Aryans settled down to till the soil, theywere but wandering herdsmen, and their wealth con-sisted of their cattle. Even after they became culti-vators they were anxious to increase their herds. Thefaithful bullock plowed their fields and bore uponhis back their burdens, and the cow gave them milkand butter. If any object was worthy of adoration, itwas these faithful animals; so the cow and the bullearly became sacred in the eyes of the devout Hindu.The image representing a crouching bull is calledMahadab, and means, literally, great god. We finda great many such images. Some of these are of gi-

Text Appearing After Image: On the banks of the Ganges, Benaresstone god, Mohadabe


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