Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.12970
Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.12970
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1824.—"The *shalgramū* is black, hollow, and nearly round; it is found in the Gunduk River, and is considered a representation of Vishnoo. . . . The *Shalgramū* is the only stone that is naturally divine; all the other stones are rendered sacred by incantations."—*Wanderings of a Pilgrim*, i. 43.