8vo. 172pp. With 15 photographic plates. Original publisher's printed grey paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, chipping to edges, title in manuscript to sunned spine. Inked ownership inscription of 'J. R. G. Comyn, Calcutta, August, 1961' to FEP, light scattered spotting.

One of several small volumes on Indian religious practices edited by John Nicol Farquhar (1861-1929), Scottish missionary to Kolkata and orientalist. This volume, concerned primarily with the local religious customs of Telugu, Kanara, and Tamil Nadu, is illustrated with numerous monochrome photographic plates, illuminating the belief systems in practice.