Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s4.t1.8
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s4.t1.8
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v2.c27.s4.t1.8
We have abandoned the temple of the warlike divinity (Devi), the sword of Mars, and the triumphal toran, to invoke Ganesa. It will have been remarked that the Rana aids himself to dismount by placing his hand on one of the columns of the toran, an act which is pregnant with a martial allusion, as are indeed the entire ceremonials of the “ worship of the sword.”