Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-01-26

king mong their friends after wards filled with
yictuals, eaton out Of and then hung up as ,ro
ply Skulls OF this kind highly valued, and
form par, Of The circulating medium.
In the district Of Cui,ack, inlthe province Of
Orissa, is The famous Juggernau', or god Vshnu.
The land fer ten miles around the temple. is SO
sacred, as 10 secure future bliss 10 ell who die
within its cumpass
This image had iis origin from Krshns, divine
incarnation, who was accidentally shot by the
arrow Of Aogada hunter; after which his
bones were placed in the belly Of an image, made
by Viswacarma, the architect of the gods
succession Of different images has been made !;
and the Brahmins, 10 removing and ransplacing
tho bones, baadage over their eyes, fear
ing, a. they believe, that the effuigence OF the
relics, will strike them dead. The presen, i'm
age, IS carved block OF wood, with hideous Wis.
age painted black mouth wide and red head
and eyes very large ; without arms or legs. At
ceremonies he is supplied vi th gold or silver arms
There arc two other IDOLS representing his bro
Their and sister. They placed on cars, eighty
feet high, which resemble Hindoo pagodas, and
arc supported on strong frames, containing -four
or five rows of wheels. The upper parts Of the
cars, are covered with striped broad cloth, Du-
ring The festival Of Ruth Ja,tra, the images are
brought forth with immense noise and ceremony,
and tho cars moved along towards the house
Of the idol, in a garden, about a mile and a half
distant, which, however requires three four
days, as the heavy machines roll very slowly
along. Much emulation IS excited 10 participate
10 dragging the cars, aud horrible scenes fre
queniy occur those occasions. Many super
stiious, fana,ical and deIuded creatures, cas-,
themselves under the wheels Of the ponderous ve-
hcle, and are crushed TO death. The bodies Of
such never buried, bu, are leh for vultures
and dogs to prey upon. great road, raised, to
an average, six feet above the level Of the
try, leads from Calcutta to Juggernaut.
| At Gala Bhairava, in the province Of Berar, a
shocking ceremony takes place 10 tho egnnIng
of spring. Il is he practice Of some Of the low.
es, tribes. to mako vows Of suicide, in return 10
the answers which their prayers believed TO
| receive. Accordingly, eigh. or ten victims an
nuay precipitate themselves from rock 10 this
place, and dashed to pieces.
| In the province Of Arungabad, is tho island
Of Bombay the sea, of the principal British set,
element on the west coast of India 1t is barren
rock unfit for agriculture, but possesses superior
advantages for trade and for ship building. 10
1916, its population was l61 900. II is much in.
ferior to the presidencies Of Bengal or Madras,
but its inhabitants asssmong the mos. intelligent,
people CT IIindostan.
Near Bombay, il the celebrated island Of Eie>
phan,a, composed Of two long bills with a valley
between. 1t took lis name (by the Portuguese
from a colossal statue of elephant, cut out Of
solid rock The landing. This island contains
an artificial cavern ' hose entrance is fifty fiv
feet wide and e;~' high and long. The tenn
pie itself, is l3v ieet in length, 1913 in width and
from II to ID in height, Ii is supported by %
massive columns cut DOT Of the solid rock, and
the interior is covered with sculptures. There is
IN the temple remarkable bust with three heads
called the trimurti. The middle represen,s
Brahma, tho creator ; the right, Vshnu, The pre-,
server and the left, SIya, the destroyer. 1t is
said, the length from the chin The crown is SIX
fee and that the countenances would be be u
tiful, were il not for inordinate thickness of
one of the lips.