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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 of the primitive ...
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 of the primitive ...
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-Sanitary condition of Benares .-- Improvements suggested . 169 CHAPTER XV .
Barna Sangam , or Confluence of the Barna and Ganges .-A'd - keśav Temple . -
Barna Ghát .-- Ráj Ghat Fort ; its use in 1857. - Remains of Buddhist Monastery .
-Sanitary condition of Benares .-- Improvements suggested . 169 CHAPTER XV .
Barna Sangam , or Confluence of the Barna and Ganges .-A'd - keśav Temple . -
Barna Ghát .-- Ráj Ghat Fort ; its use in 1857. - Remains of Buddhist Monastery .
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Gungá - putras , or sons of the Ganges.- Literary and Religious Societies
amongst the natives . — The Benares Institute - Nature of its discussions . —
Lecture of Pandit Lakshmají — His account of the consequences of Hinduism . —
Effect of ...
Gungá - putras , or sons of the Ganges.- Literary and Religious Societies
amongst the natives . — The Benares Institute - Nature of its discussions . —
Lecture of Pandit Lakshmají — His account of the consequences of Hinduism . —
Effect of ...
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... only suggestions , very soon ripen into indubitable certainties : " Cette rivière (
the ' Epévvegis ] , la dernière de la liste d'Arrien , se reconnaît sans difficulté dans
la Varanasi , petite rivière qui se jette dans la gauche du Gange à Bénarès ...
... only suggestions , very soon ripen into indubitable certainties : " Cette rivière (
the ' Epévvegis ] , la dernière de la liste d'Arrien , se reconnaît sans difficulté dans
la Varanasi , petite rivière qui se jette dans la gauche du Gange à Bénarès ...
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In a foot note , the phrase " à l'occident du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - sse ( Vârâņaçi ) ”
is explained to signify “ à l'occident du Gange . " As the Chinese pilgrim again
and again names the Ganges , it seemed to me unlikely that he should anywhere
...
In a foot note , the phrase " à l'occident du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - sse ( Vârâņaçi ) ”
is explained to signify “ à l'occident du Gange . " As the Chinese pilgrim again
and again names the Ganges , it seemed to me unlikely that he should anywhere
...
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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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