‘The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta. In which, the several countries, together with the customs, manners, traffique, and rites both religious and civil, of those Oriental princes and nations, are faithfully described: In familiar letters to his friend Signior Mario Schipano. Whereunto is added a relation of Sir Thomas Roe’s voyage into the East-Indies’ [‎228] (249/508)

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The travels Peter Delia Valle,
1. The Street or High-way.
2. The Gate leading to the Ciftern.
3. The place about the fame.
Gardens and Groves about the (aid Street.
5. The Ciftern or Artificial Lake,
6, Stairs about it.
Another Gate leading out of the Street or High-way to
the Temple.
8. The open fpace where the Temple ftands^enclos'd towards
the Street with walls, and elfe-where with Gardens.
9. The Statue of JBHeNandi, under his X^upolet upon a pave
ment fome-what rais'd from the ground.
1 o. A Pedeftal with a fprig oi Baft I,
11. The Entrance of the Temple.
12. A little Porch of the fame.
13. The Temple-Gate.
14. The Temple, empty within, favingthat it hatha few
wooden figures of Idolets, or other things.
15. A wall'd Inclofure or Penetral within the Temple, which
I faw not, -wherein is the Statue of Rawa,
16. The little Chappel of the Idol Haniment,
17. Little Chappels of other Idols, to which certain Ciogbi^
who ftand there to beg Alms, fometimes repair.
18. Other little Houfes, perhaps, belonging to the Minlftersof
the Temple.
^ great Tree with a round bank of Earth about it^where
oftentimes fopeG/flgA* fit reading and contemplating after their
manner 5 of which lort of Trees many are planted in this inclos'd
fpace.
I was one day at this Temple, ( whither I often went for
Recreation) and I faw many Men and Women come to worfbip,
and wafh themfelves in the Lake 5 fomeof the Women were
young and handlbme, yet fhun'd not being feen by any one that
pais d by. There came alio many Mainati^ that is, Wafhers,
both Men and Women to wafh their clothes here, and, in brief,
I took much pieafure, and fometimes dined and fpent the whole
day here, enjoying the fhadow of the Trees, and the coolnefs of
t ^ e ^' a ^ e * ^ wou ld be too long tofpeakhere of the Idols of
thefe how many, and what they are 3 perhaps I fball
one aay communicate lomething to the world about the princi
pal of them in another Language.
December the feventh,My Friend Antonio Baracho arrived at
Ciaulzs 1 expeded 5 he came by the Vice-Roy's Order to make
provifion for the Galeoons which were fending to Or^z, being
leven well armed Ships, daily expected to arrive there.
December the ninth, Sig; Antonio having difpatched his bufi-
nefs at Cianl^ and taken Order for my imbarquing in the above
mention'd