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Indra is the Hindu god of the weather; the book refers to it as the atmosphere. Here he is seen riding an elephant. H e has an ornate headdress, carries perhaps a ceremonial saw (or lightning?) and spear, has four arms with bracelets or cuffs on the wrists, and two legs (we see only one). He is barefoot, and has anklets or cuffs round his ankles. He wears necklaces and his shirt seems covered in eyes.
The elephant also has ankle-things, has ties around its twinned tusks and a rear sash that is going to get rather dirty. Maybe the artist was unfamiliar with elephants; the legs appear somewhat questionable and one of them is bent in the wrong direction.
The [Hindus] regarded the powers of nature as manifestations of gods. In the storms, they supposed these rival gods were quarreling. In the Vedic hymns, frequent mention is made of the chief god, called Dyaus, the “Heavenly Father,”
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After a time, he names of the gods are somewhat altered, and a sort of trinity is formed. [...] Indra, the atmosphere-god, becomes Siva. (p. 215)
