"Hindoo Marriages"

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 REAS/2/2/57
  • Dates of Creation
      27 Apr 1856
  • Physical Description
      Bound volume; 26 leaves, numbered consecutively.

Scope and Content

Contains material relating to: George Thompson's lifestyle in India, his diary, and demands on his time; meeting with Ganendranauth, the disinherited son of Prossono; extracts from a lecture by Ganendra on the harmony between prophecy and history (especially regarding Christianity); the family of Prossono; Prossono's account of his own career, and his opinion of his son's conversion to Christianity; marriage of Prossono's grandson, and extensive details of Hindu marriage practices, including the Hindu idea of feminine beauty.

Dated at: Calcutta.