The Jewel in the Crown
- ISBN-10
- 0749336854
- ISBN-13
- 9780749336851
- Series
- The Jewel in the Crown
- Category
- Culture conflict
- Pages
- 1568
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Random House (UK)
- Author
- Paul Scott
Description
The god of the temple is Lord Venkataswara who is a manifestation of Vishnu . And in the courtyard of the temple there is a shrine and an image of Vishnu asleep . It was of the image of the sleeping Vishnu that we talked , Miss Manners ...
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