Indian porters carrying heavy loads rest near a sacred cow before an inn (left) and a temple with dome dedicated to Ganesha, son of Shiva, Hindu god of wisdom (right). Travellers can perform ablutions and prayers. Chauderie I, Pagotin II. Copperplate engraving by Jean-Baptiste Marie Poisson after an illustration by Pierre Sonnerat from his Voyage aux Indes Orientales et à la Chine (Voyage to the East Indies and China, Dentu, Paris, 1806.

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