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Savitri Devi loved all animals, but cats were her favorites. She acquired her first housecat when she was two. Although Savitri was a nomad most of her adult life, she always fed and cared for feral cats, and whenever she settled in one place for a while, she adopted housecats as well. (The only other house pets she mentioned were two cobras that she kept when she lived in Jallundhar in the Punjab, in the first half of 1936.)

It was not Savitri’s practice to name her cats, perhaps out of respect for their wildness, perhaps because she thought they already had their own names. Thus in her letters to friends, she merely described her cats (“orange and white,” “black and white,” etc). Those of her cats that did have names either came to her already named or their descriptions took on the quality of names (for example, Long-Whiskers and Black Velvet). It is also possible that Savitri broke her own rule occasionally with a particular favorite.

Most of the pictures here are actual portraits of her favorite cats. The last three pictures, however, seem to be merely stock photos of cats that she chose to illustrate her book Long-Whiskers and the Two-Legged Goddess.

  • (p. 102)" data-caption-class="description" when-visible="fade"/> "He was a pretty kitten, with a sweet little round face."
    (p. 102)

    From the book Long-Whiskers and the Two-Legged Goddess.
    Long-Whiskers at play Long-Whiskers at play
    From the book Long-Whiskers and the Two-Legged Goddess.
    July 22, 1975 July 22, 1975
    Savitri's drawing of her cats
    July 25, 1975 July 25, 1975
    Drawing for Matt Koehl.
    1955<br>
Emsdetten 1955
    Emsdetten

    Black Velvet in Savitri's lap.
    (p. 107)" data-caption-class="description" when-visible="fade"/> "However, in spite of that miserable life, he slowly became a half-grown cat."
    (p. 107)

    From the book Long-Whiskers and the Two-Legged Goddess.
    "This was Sadhu, her favorite cat."
    From the book Long-Whiskers and the Two-Legged Goddess.
    "... an enormous ginger-colored cat - Sandy!"
    From the book Long-Whiskers and the Two-Legged Goddess.
    1955<br>
Emsdetten 1955
    Emsdetten

    Black Velvet on Savitri's back.
    1954 1954
    Black Velvet in Savitri Devi's arms.
    MIU<br>
MIU
    "Poor, beautiful cat! How could anyone not love him?"

    From the book Long-Whiskers and the Two-Legged Goddess.
    Long-Whiskers Long-Whiskers
    From the book Long-Whiskers and the Two-Legged Goddess.

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