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From the time of the oldest historical documents, the Tamils have been called, Brahminical. Their religion is Hinduism, which in the last fourteen centuries has become much modified, and has split up into numerous sects. Eminent teachers have preached ideas of a very exalted philosophy as appertaining to it, but these have only served to increase the differences of cults and dogmas. This work is concerned with iconography, and therefore the matter becomes ...