The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... Káśí Karwaț.- Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess Annpúrná and her temple.- Temples of Ganeś and Sukresśwar CHAPTER ... Káśí , and Kedár , the three Grand Divisions of the city . No old Hindu Temples in Benares . - Puranic character of ...
... Káśí Karwaț.- Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess Annpúrná and her temple.- Temples of Ganeś and Sukresśwar CHAPTER ... Káśí , and Kedár , the three Grand Divisions of the city . No old Hindu Temples in Benares . - Puranic character of ...
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... Káśí - Deví , Goddess of the City of Benares . - Karn- ghaṇṭa Táláo or Tank . - Temple of the Demon Bhút - Bhairo.— Temple of Bará Gaṇeś . — Jagannath . - Satís CHAPTER IX . • · The Piśách - Mochan Tank . - Legend of the Goblin Piśách ...
... Káśí - Deví , Goddess of the City of Benares . - Karn- ghaṇṭa Táláo or Tank . - Temple of the Demon Bhút - Bhairo.— Temple of Bará Gaṇeś . — Jagannath . - Satís CHAPTER IX . • · The Piśách - Mochan Tank . - Legend of the Goblin Piśách ...
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... Kasi - máhatmya , V. , 58 : वाराणसीति यत्ख्यातं तन्मानं निगदामि वः । zfauìacutiat acunfar gåa : 11 The same idea occurs more than once in a putative appendage to the Skanda - purana , the Kási - khanda ...
... Kasi - máhatmya , V. , 58 : वाराणसीति यत्ख्यातं तन्मानं निगदामि वः । zfauìacutiat acunfar gåa : 11 The same idea occurs more than once in a putative appendage to the Skanda - purana , the Kási - khanda ...
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... Káśí ! would that I could see the eternal city , favoured of the gods ! Would that I might die on its sacred soil ! " Such are his thoughts and aspirations . There is no other city which so appeals to his BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 13.
... Káśí ! would that I could see the eternal city , favoured of the gods ! Would that I might die on its sacred soil ! " Such are his thoughts and aspirations . There is no other city which so appeals to his BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 13.
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... Káśí and Benares ; the latter designation being a corruption of the Sanskrit Váraṇasí , Varáṇasí and Varanasí . On these words , as significative terms , we have only uncertain grounds for speculation . Káśí , the name most favoured by ...
... Káśí and Benares ; the latter designation being a corruption of the Sanskrit Váraṇasí , Varáṇasí and Varanasí . On these words , as significative terms , we have only uncertain grounds for speculation . Káśí , the name most favoured by ...
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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