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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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As the Chinese pilgrim again and again names the Ganges , it seemed to me
unlikely that he should anywhere speak of it by a periphrasis like that of “ the river
of London . " I had observed , too , that , instead of “ environ , " etc. , M. Klaproth ...
As the Chinese pilgrim again and again names the Ganges , it seemed to me
unlikely that he should anywhere speak of it by a periphrasis like that of “ the river
of London . " I had observed , too , that , instead of “ environ , " etc. , M. Klaproth ...
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Four of these streams , in small quantities , are believed to emerge into the
Ganges , through subterraneous channels , just in front of the Panchagangâ
landing . Relation des Voyages , etc. , by M. Langlčs and Father Reinaud , Vol .
Four of these streams , in small quantities , are believed to emerge into the
Ganges , through subterraneous channels , just in front of the Panchagangâ
landing . Relation des Voyages , etc. , by M. Langlčs and Father Reinaud , Vol .
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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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