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Ancient Hindu Edifices of the primitive period , not of a rude character . - Did the Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors ? -- Ancient remains found chiefly in the northern quarter of the city .
Ancient Hindu Edifices of the primitive period , not of a rude character . - Did the Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors ? -- Ancient remains found chiefly in the northern quarter of the city .
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No old Hindu Temples in Benares . - Puranic character of the Káśí Division of the City . - No trustworthy information concerning Ancient Buildings to be obtained either from Hindus or from their sacred writings .
No old Hindu Temples in Benares . - Puranic character of the Káśí Division of the City . - No trustworthy information concerning Ancient Buildings to be obtained either from Hindus or from their sacred writings .
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Influence of education on Hindu youths . - A Martin Luther for India . — Influence and spread of Christianity.Gungá - putras , or sons of the Ganges .-- Literary and Religious Societies amongst the natives .
Influence of education on Hindu youths . - A Martin Luther for India . — Influence and spread of Christianity.Gungá - putras , or sons of the Ganges .-- Literary and Religious Societies amongst the natives .
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It was , probably , with the dominion of the Kâśis as it was with other seats of Hindu power . Deriving its origin from some city , as Pratishthâna , ' or Vârâņasî , ” it must have acquired extent and consideration by very gradual ...
It was , probably , with the dominion of the Kâśis as it was with other seats of Hindu power . Deriving its origin from some city , as Pratishthâna , ' or Vârâņasî , ” it must have acquired extent and consideration by very gradual ...
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The kingdom of the Kâśis , and its rulers , as is evinced by the frequency of reference to them , enjoyed , from distant , ages , more or less of notoriety ; and this is , substantially , all that the Hindu memorials teach us .
The kingdom of the Kâśis , and its rulers , as is evinced by the frequency of reference to them , enjoyed , from distant , ages , more or less of notoriety ; and this is , substantially , all that the Hindu memorials teach us .
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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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