Chap.II. 
the Eaft-India Pagans. 
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dega^ on which is faftencd a Bell, fuch as 
our Oxen or Sheep commonly have about 
their Necks. 
He has alfo about his Neck three 
Chains, one whereof being intermix'd 
with Rofes and other Flowers, affords an 
odoriferous Scent. The fecond is made Q^j^ 
of the Heads of Bramma ^ for they fay, 
that Bramma dies and revives every year, 
and that Ixora gathering his Heads as 
often as he dies, had made this Chain of 
it. The third is made of the Bones of 
Chatti, one of Ixora'i Wives. For it is 
to be known that he has two Wives, one 
nam^d Grienga OT the Goddefs of the Seas^ 
whom he always carries in his Hairlocks ; 
the other this Chatti^ otherwife called Pa- 
ramefceri^ who they fay dies and revives 
once a Year , and as often as (he dies, he 
takes one of her Bones, which are put 
into this Chain. He carries alfo the fame 
Beads as the Brabmans do, his whole Bo- 
dy being befmear'd with Afhes, and thus 
rides in Triumph thro Calajaj upon an 
Ox named Irixa^atan^ unto whom they 
offer certain Sacrifices. 
His Attendants are called Pudas^ Fix- 
aros and Pes. Piidas is reprefented like 
a fat and fliort Perfon, with a large 
Paunch, without a Beard, having Ser- 
pents hanging down with their Tails 
from his Head. He wears a Bracelet on 
his left Arm, and tv;o others about his 
Thighs, made of Serpents, and a Staff 
in his Right Hand. Th^Pei ^n<^PixarQs 
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are reprefented much taller, with burn- 
ing Torches in their Hands in the Night- 
time. 
They fay that Bramma has created the 
Univerfe, nftmm governs it, and Ixora 
kills and puts a Period to every thing. 
They further add, that Ixora has com- 
municated part of his Subftance to his 
Wife Paramefcerij alias Parvati, and 
Ihe again to him j fo that they arc both 
Hermaphrodites, and Ixora is fometimes 
reprefented as fuch ^ and Roger'm, lib. n 
fays, that the Brahmam call their Ixora^ 
^rdhamri, i, e. a Manmfe. There are ^ n 
however a certain fort of Brahmans c^A- fori"/ 
UA Tirimimpi., who are fofar different Brabmans* 
from the reft, that they won't as much 
as caft an Eye upon a Woman ; for . 
which reafon as often as they pafs thro 
the Streets, they have certain Perfons, 
who bid the Women go out of the way. 
Thus the Hierophames of Athens., and the 
Priefts of the Goddefs Cybek among the 
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