Chapter I: Book II: Introduction 80

CHAPTER I.

BOIS-AK, APRIL.

The New Year’s Day.--The Change of Account-Books.--Sacred
Choir.--Dedication of Water-Pitcher.--Women’s
Ceremony.--Way-side Hospitality.--The Idols in Water. 92

CHAPTER II.

JO-ISTO, MAY.

The Worship of Shus-ty.--Son-in-law invited. 102

CHAPTER III.

AUSH-ER, JUNE.

The Bath of Jogger-nauth.--The Worship of the River Gunga. 105

CHAPTER IV.

SHRA-BUN, JULY.

The Roth Jatra, or the Car of Jogger-nauth. 130

CHAPTER V.

VAUTHRO, AUGUST.

The Birthday of Krishno.--Fasting and Worship on the
Occasion.--Rejoicing of Nuntho; the Worship of
Monsha,--a Goddess whose Messengers are Serpents, Adders,
Toads, etc. 134

CHAPTER VI.

AUSHEEN, SEPTEMBER.

The Doorga pooja. 136

CHAPTER VII.

KARTIC, OCTOBER.

“The Lamp in the Air.”--The Goddess
Kallee.--Torch-Festival.--Red Marks on the Door-Post. 149

CHAPTER VIII.

OG-GROW-HAW-UN, NOVEMBER.

Juggur-dhartree and Rash-jatra. 155

CHAPTER IX.

POUS, DECEMBER. 157

CHAPTER X.

MAGH, JANUARY.

The Morning Bath.--Shoresh-sotee, or Muse. 158

CHAPTER XI.

FAL-GOON, FEBRUARY.

The Thole-jatha. 165

CHAPTER XII.

CHOITHRO, MARCH.

Churuck-pooja.--Hook Swinging. 167

MISCELLANEOUS 180

APPENDIX 185

A SKETCH OF MY LIFE AND EXPERIENCE.

PREFACE 195

CHAPTER I.

My Childhood and Education.--My Mother. 197

CHAPTER II.

My “Second Birth.”--Consecration for the Priesthood.--Religious
Training.--Death of my Father.--English Schools.--Zeal for
Idolatry. 210

CHAPTER III.

First Views of Christianity.--Prejudices.--Sermon on the
Mount.--New Testament.--Efforts and Struggles.--Comparison
of Hindoo and Christian Doctrines.--Conversion.--First
Zeal.--Perplexed by the Trinity.--Visit to a
Missionary.--Trinitarianism.--My Difficulties.--Deistical
Companions.--Arrival of Mr. Dall. 221

CHAPTER IV.

Why I became a Unitarian.--My own Reading and Study of the
Bible.--The Missionaries’ Doctrines. 256