The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... BENARES IN ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES . By the Rev. M. A. SHERRING , M.A. , LL.D. And prefaced with an Introduction by FITZEDWARD HALL , Esq . , D.C.L. In 1 vol . , 8vo , half - bound . A COLLECTION OF SOME OF THE MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS ON ...
... BENARES IN ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES . By the Rev. M. A. SHERRING , M.A. , LL.D. And prefaced with an Introduction by FITZEDWARD HALL , Esq . , D.C.L. In 1 vol . , 8vo , half - bound . A COLLECTION OF SOME OF THE MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS ON ...
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... Benares . Its situation upon the Trident of Shiva and exemp- tion from earthquakes . - Legend of Vyas - Kasi interpreted . -Hindoo characteristics of Benares . - The great antiquity , and description of that city in a Tamul drama ...
... Benares . Its situation upon the Trident of Shiva and exemp- tion from earthquakes . - Legend of Vyas - Kasi interpreted . -Hindoo characteristics of Benares . - The great antiquity , and description of that city in a Tamul drama ...
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... avail themselves very considerably of the safe and speedy mode of travelling by the Rail , as an easy means for going on pilgrimage to Benares and Brindabun , Introduction . xix for the purpose of washing away their xviii Introduction .
... avail themselves very considerably of the safe and speedy mode of travelling by the Rail , as an easy means for going on pilgrimage to Benares and Brindabun , Introduction . xix for the purpose of washing away their xviii Introduction .
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... Benares and Brindabun ; Benares being the sacred city to the worshippers of Siva , and Brindabun the sacred locality to the worshippers of Vishnu in his incarnation as Krishna . These ancient pilgrims never set out without first making ...
... Benares and Brindabun ; Benares being the sacred city to the worshippers of Siva , and Brindabun the sacred locality to the worshippers of Vishnu in his incarnation as Krishna . These ancient pilgrims never set out without first making ...
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... Benares , Allahabad , Cawnpore , Agra , Muttra , and Brindabun . His description of Brindabun , the great centre of the worship of Krishna , forms one of the most interesting and Introduction . xxiii valuable portions of the entire work ...
... Benares , Allahabad , Cawnpore , Agra , Muttra , and Brindabun . His description of Brindabun , the great centre of the worship of Krishna , forms one of the most interesting and Introduction . xxiii valuable portions of the entire work ...
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