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Page ix
-The Brahman . — Sons of the Ganges . — Devotees and pilgrims . -Benares , the
religious centre of India race . 1 CHAPTER II . No Architectural remains dating
prior to the third century before Christ yet found in India .-- Ancient Hindu Edifices
...
-The Brahman . — Sons of the Ganges . — Devotees and pilgrims . -Benares , the
religious centre of India race . 1 CHAPTER II . No Architectural remains dating
prior to the third century before Christ yet found in India .-- Ancient Hindu Edifices
...
Page x
Gor Jí , the Gujarati Brahman . 93 CHAPTER VII . Panchgangá Ghát .-- Legends
respecting it . — Lakshmaņbálá Temple . — The Minarets.— Temple of
Kámeswar . — The Machaudarí Tírth or Place of Pilgrimage . 107 CHAPTER VIII .
Temple ...
Gor Jí , the Gujarati Brahman . 93 CHAPTER VII . Panchgangá Ghát .-- Legends
respecting it . — Lakshmaņbálá Temple . — The Minarets.— Temple of
Kámeswar . — The Machaudarí Tírth or Place of Pilgrimage . 107 CHAPTER VIII .
Temple ...
Page xxxiii
... Brahmans , and beggars ; ( 2 ) reverential salutation to Âditya , Draupadi ,
Vishņu , Daņdapâņi , and Maheswara ; ( 3 ) visual contemplation of
Dhundhivinayaka ; ( 4 ) a dip of the fingers in the Jnânavâpi well , with adoration
of Nandikeśa ...
... Brahmans , and beggars ; ( 2 ) reverential salutation to Âditya , Draupadi ,
Vishņu , Daņdapâņi , and Maheswara ; ( 3 ) visual contemplation of
Dhundhivinayaka ; ( 4 ) a dip of the fingers in the Jnânavâpi well , with adoration
of Nandikeśa ...
Page 1
The Brahman . — Sons of the Ganges . - Devotees and pilgrims . - Benares , the
religious centre of India . The early history of Benares is involved in much
obscurity . It is , indisputably , a place of great antiquity , and may even date from
the ...
The Brahman . — Sons of the Ganges . - Devotees and pilgrims . - Benares , the
religious centre of India . The early history of Benares is involved in much
obscurity . It is , indisputably , a place of great antiquity , and may even date from
the ...
Page 6
There are two things , ' said he , “ that must be avoided by him who seeks to
become a priest ; evil desire , and the bodily austerities that were practised by the
( Brahman ) ascetics . ” ” P. 187 . It is plain that Benares must have been , at this
time ...
There are two things , ' said he , “ that must be avoided by him who seeks to
become a priest ; evil desire , and the bodily austerities that were practised by the
( Brahman ) ascetics . ” ” P. 187 . It is plain that Benares must have been , at this
time ...
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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