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Deccan Jazz Band Ready for Action

DECCAN JAZZ BAND READY FOR ACTION

Indian taste for music is peculiar, but is certainly worthy of a deeper study than it has yet secured. The large and weird instruments are constructed from most crude material, dried gourds being chiefly in request. The performers set to work with great solemnity, and are unwearied in their exertions to produce a wealth of sound. The toy panther on the floor is the talisman of this band

The Privileged Animal of Hinduism

THE PRIVILEGED ANIMAL OF HINDUISM

The cow, taking advantage of its sacred rights as a symbol of bounteous nature, enjoys an undisturbed rest in a busy street of Calcutta. Both the bull and the cow are sacred animals to all Hindus, and in no circumstances will a Hindu eat beef in any form; the slaughter of cattle, and even the sight of the flesh after dressing, hurts their religious feelings very deeply