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sented the Hindoo goddess Durga, called in Java Lora Jong- 

 grang (the exalted virgin). She has eight arms, and stands 

 on the back of a kneeling bull. Her lower right hand holds 

 the tail of the bull, while the corresponding left hand grasps 

 the hair of a captive, Dewth Mahikusor, the personification 

 of vice, who has attempted to slay her bull. He has a cord 

 round his waist, and crouches at her feet in an attitude of 



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supplication. The other hands of. the goddess hold, on her 

 right side, a double hook or small anchor, a broad straight 

 sword, and a noose of thick cord ; on her left, a girdle or 

 armlet of large beads or shells, an unstrung bow, and a stand- 

 ard or war-flag. This deity was a special favorite among the 

 old Javanese, and her image is often found in the ruined tem- 

 ples which abound in the eastern part of the island. 



