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 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAOB A Typical Indian Idol Frontispiece An Indian Decorative Design 1 Coin of Alexander the Great 3 The Ganges at Benares 6 The Sabarmati, a River of Western India, on its Way to the Sea. . 9 The Descending Branches of a Banyan-tree 11 Falls of the Kavari, Swasamudram 15 Bridge of Boats on the Indus. . . 19 At the Monkey Temple, Benares 21 The Great Temple at Madura. 23 A Tent of the Primitive Lepchas in Northeast India .... 24 The North Indian Tribes Conquered by Alexander. . . . .26 A Royal Bengal Tiger 29 Noosing Wild Elephants 33 Elephants at Work Hauling Timber 35 A Snake-charmer at Benares 38 Sawing Timber 41 Preparing Rice for Food 43 The Dilwara Temple at Mount Abu 47 A Hindu Ascetic in a Trance 51 An Indian Scene 52 A Statuette of a Hindu Ascetic 55 Monolithic Carvings of the Temple at Mahabalipuram, Madras Presi- dency 57 Indian Foot-soldiers 59 An Elephant in a Royal Procession at Baroda 61 Hindus at the Well of Knowledge, Benares 65 An Old Buddhist Relief from the Bharahat Stupa ..... 68 Hindu Races in the Vedic and Epic Ages 69 Lord William C. Bentinck 72 Women at the Village Pond 74