The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page xi
... Gaṇeś . — Jagannath . - Satís CHAPTER IX . • · The Piśách - Mochan Tank . - Legend of the Goblin Piśách.- The Festival of Lotá - Bhanța , or the Egg - plant . - The Ghats and Temple of Piśách - Mochan . - Súraj - Kund or Tank of the Sun ...
... Gaṇeś . — Jagannath . - Satís CHAPTER IX . • · The Piśách - Mochan Tank . - Legend of the Goblin Piśách.- The Festival of Lotá - Bhanța , or the Egg - plant . - The Ghats and Temple of Piśách - Mochan . - Súraj - Kund or Tank of the Sun ...
Page 49
... Gaṇeś , upon which some of the worshippers , as they pass in , sprinkle a few drops of water . As one enters the enclosure , several shrines are visible . The worshipper pays his homage to any god , or to all , as he may elect ; but he ...
... Gaṇeś , upon which some of the worshippers , as they pass in , sprinkle a few drops of water . As one enters the enclosure , several shrines are visible . The worshipper pays his homage to any god , or to all , as he may elect ; but he ...
Page 59
... Gaṇeś , with the head of an elephant and the body of a man . Not far from the temple of Annpúrná is the temple of Sákhí Binayaka , or the " witness - bearing Binayaka . " Pilgrims , on completing the journey of the Pánch - kosí road ...
... Gaṇeś , with the head of an elephant and the body of a man . Not far from the temple of Annpúrná is the temple of Sákhí Binayaka , or the " witness - bearing Binayaka . " Pilgrims , on completing the journey of the Pánch - kosí road ...
Page 65
... Gaṇeś , and Súrajnáráyan . On the west side of the quadrangle , a few paces up a narrow court , is a shrine dedicated to Sítalá , or the god- dess of small - pox . In it are seven figures in bass - relief , representing seven sisters ...
... Gaṇeś , and Súrajnáráyan . On the west side of the quadrangle , a few paces up a narrow court , is a shrine dedicated to Sítalá , or the god- dess of small - pox . In it are seven figures in bass - relief , representing seven sisters ...
Page 70
... Gaṇeś . Imagine a figure painted red , having three eyes , a silver - plated scalp ornamented with a garland of flowers , and an elephant's trunk , this last member being hidden behind a cloth which conceals a large portion of the idol ...
... Gaṇeś . Imagine a figure painted red , having three eyes , a silver - plated scalp ornamented with a garland of flowers , and an elephant's trunk , this last member being hidden behind a cloth which conceals a large portion of the idol ...
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ANCIENT REMAINS antiquity architraves Asiatic Aśoka Bakaríyá Kund banks Bará Barna bass-relief bathe Bengal Bisheswar Bodhi Brahmans bricks Buddha Buddhist building built capitals carved centre chaityas Cheit Singh Christian Chunar city of Benares cloister deer deities distance divine Durgá edifice enclosure entire erected excavations existence extent feet in height festival figure five formerly four Gaṇeś Ganges goddess ground held Hian Hindu Hinduism Hiouen Thsang honour hundred idolatry idols inches India inscription James Prinsep Jou-laï the Tathágata Káśí king large number Mahadeva Mahalla medan Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque mound native neighbourhood niches northern original ornamented persons pilgrimage pilgrims pillars portion present quadrangle Ráj Ghát Raja Rám Rámnagar regarded religion religious remarkable river road ruins sacred Sangam Sanskrit Sárnáth sculptured shrine side Siva spot square stands statue stone Stupa tank temple terrace tower Vihára Vishnu wall Warren Hastings worship