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PLATE FACING PAGE XLIII Gushtāsp Kills a Dragon — Coloured 340 XLIV Sculpture Supposed to Represent Zoroaster 342 ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT FIGURE PAGE 1 Agni 42 2 The Churning of the Ocean 104 3 The Propitiation of Umā, or Devī 117 4 The Narasiṁha ("Man-Lion") Avatar of Viṣṇu 123 5 The Matsya ("Fish") Avatar of Viṣṇu 167