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The Maņikarņiká Well and Ghát . - Legends respecting the Well.Temple of
Tárakeswar . --- Sindhia Ghát , and the Raja of Nagpore's Ghát . — Temple of
Bșiddhkál . — Shrines of Márkaņdeswar and Daksheśwar . — Legend of Raja
Daksh .
The Maņikarņiká Well and Ghát . - Legends respecting the Well.Temple of
Tárakeswar . --- Sindhia Ghát , and the Raja of Nagpore's Ghát . — Temple of
Bșiddhkál . — Shrines of Márkaņdeswar and Daksheśwar . — Legend of Raja
Daksh .
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Temple of Dhruveswar or the Pole Star 123 CHAPTER X. The Mán - Mandil Ghát
. - Temple of Dálbhyeswar.- Temple of the Moon or Someswar . The Mán - Mandil
Observatory , erected by Raja Jay Sinh . — Description of its Instruments.
Temple of Dhruveswar or the Pole Star 123 CHAPTER X. The Mán - Mandil Ghát
. - Temple of Dálbhyeswar.- Temple of the Moon or Someswar . The Mán - Mandil
Observatory , erected by Raja Jay Sinh . — Description of its Instruments.
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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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Further Account of Ancient Remains recently discovered in Benares and its
vicinity .-- Meaning of the epithets ' ancient ' and old ' in relation to Benares . —
Ancient Remains , No. I. , in Ráj Ghát Fort . — Ancient Remains , No. II . , near Ráj
Ghát ...
Further Account of Ancient Remains recently discovered in Benares and its
vicinity .-- Meaning of the epithets ' ancient ' and old ' in relation to Benares . —
Ancient Remains , No. I. , in Ráj Ghát Fort . — Ancient Remains , No. II . , near Ráj
Ghát ...
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PAGE RAJA OF AHMETY'S TEMPLE Frontispiece TEMPLE AT MANIKARNIKÁ
Ghát 70 RAJA OF NAGPORE'S GHÁT 72 THE MINARETS 110 THE NEPALESE
TEMPLE 137 RÁM GHÁT . 145 GREAT BUDDHIST TOWER AT SÁRNÁTH 236 ...
PAGE RAJA OF AHMETY'S TEMPLE Frontispiece TEMPLE AT MANIKARNIKÁ
Ghát 70 RAJA OF NAGPORE'S GHÁT 72 THE MINARETS 110 THE NEPALESE
TEMPLE 137 RÁM GHÁT . 145 GREAT BUDDHIST TOWER AT SÁRNÁTH 236 ...
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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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