Sundhya: The Daily Prayers of the Brahmins

Sundhya is a daily recital of prayers by Hindu Brahmins, accompanied by appropriate gesticulations. This book was written in the mid nineteenth century and for its author, a European lady, the religious habits and manners of the native Indians must have been interesting novelties worth exploring. The prayers, at places given in the original Sanskrit, invoke various Hindu deities like Vishnu, Hanuman and Mahadeva. They come with pictorial illustrations that represent the manner of their actual performance.