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Bengal Dacoits and Tigers
Bengal Dacoits and TigersIt was the month of Jaishta (May-June) in Bengal, and the earth languished under...
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Bengal Dacoits and Tigers
It was the month of Jaishta (May-June) in Bengal, and the earth languished under the scorching rays of the sun and sent up a voiceless prayer to the Rain God to come soon and refresh the fields and jungles with the welcome barsat (rainy season). Yet, in spite of the intense heat, a young and delicately nurtured Bengali lady was travelling. She was on her way to pay a visit to her parents-in-law, for after marriage the bride returns to her childhoods home and remains there, paying visits from time to time to her husbands home until the day comes when she goes to live there. It is a Bengali custom that ladies, especially young ladies, must always wear their jewellery, even when travelling. Arms, wrists, neck and ankles, bare of jewels, are a sign of widowhood or dire poverty. Out young heroine was accordingly adorned with jewels and she was also richly attired. Was she not the daughter of a wealthy man and going to visit her mother-in-law? So her mother had lovingly dressed her in an exquisite gold-embroidered [2]Benares silk saree of finest texture and superb workmanship, and the jewellery, which adorned her graceful arms, neck and ankles, was in keeping with the richness of her costume. ......Buy Now (To Read More)
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Ebook Number: 10928
Author: Sunity Devee, Maharani of Cooch Behar
Release Date: Feb 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English
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