From what I can tell, the first things that Ward points out in his writing on the Hindus is that they seem to worship idols and he has a great deal of problems with that. Ward writes that the priests of the Hindus try to explain this worshipping of images by bringing forth the idea that at this point in time humans (the Hindus in this case) are not anywhere near the level of God and must sue images in order to have a deeper understanding of the religion. Ward then goes on to explain how he perceives the images (or idols) that the Hindus use are unholy in their own right and not fit to be worshipped. “… not a single virtuous idea is ever communicated by any of them…The image of Kalee exhibits a female with inflamed eyes, standing on the body of her husband, her hair disheveled, slavering their blood of her enemies down her bosom, her tongue hanging from her mouth, wearing a necklace of skulls, and holding a skull in the left hand, and a sword in the right”. (Ward, xlvii) My perspective of this whole idea is that Ward is imply from a different culture entirely that places values on completely different virtues and therefore cannot understand completely what he is seeing in the idols of the Hindus. The mistake that Ward is making in this understanding of what he is seeing is that he is looking at the Hindu practices through the eye of a Europeans and not trying to see it as its own culture and religion not mirroring another. Ward makes a point to emphasize in his writing that none of the virtues of the other cultures are highlighted in Hindu religion. “In this respect, the Hindoo mythology sinks far below the European; for the Greeks and Romans adored Virtue, Truth, Piety, Chasity, Clemency, Mercy, Justice, Faith, Hope, and Liberty, and consecrated images and temples to these dietes. Among the Hindoos, the most innocent part of the system, and that which existed in the purest ages was the worship of the primary elements, the adoration of inanimate matter!” (Ward, xlvii). Ward puts the Hindus beliefs in a place juxtaposing his as opposed to thinking about them as their own culture. 

Ward also finds a great deal of problems with the religious festivals and ceremonies that the Hindus take part in, likening them to acts of vile paganism. “(… (Ward writing about a native firend of his attending these ceremonies) the only attractives on these occasions were the women of ill-fame, and the filthy songs and dances ; that these songs were so abominable, that a man of character, even amongst thme, was ashames of being present ; that if ever he(Gopalu) remained, he concealed himself in a corner of the temple.” (Ward, xlix). From what I can tell, this is simply another case of Ward looking at the Hindu practices and activities form the mind of someone who is not from this area and judging them from his standards. “I have seen men entirely naked, dancing with unblushing effrontery before the idol, as it was carried in triumphant procession, encouraged by the smiles and eager gaze of the bramhuns.”( Ward, xlix) From Wards perspective, he sees all of the parts of the festivals as strange and unnerving and does not believe that there is a place for things such as this in the religious world. 

Ward also seems to have a serious problem with the general mythology of the Hindus and voices his discontent is his writing. “In some of these history and pantomimes Shivu is represented as declaring to Lukshnee, that he would part with all the merit of his works for the gratification of a criminal passion ; Brumba as burning with lust towards his own daughter ; krishnu as living with the wife of another, murdering a washer man and stealing his clothes, and sending his friend Yoodhis hiru to the regions of torment by causing him to utter a falsehood;” ( Ward, 1). All in all, I believe that Ward simply did not try very hard to understand the culture he was experiencing with an open mind. 