The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... Mahadeva , whose base is in the quadrangle below ; the second is a large gilded dome ; and the third is the gilded tower of the temple of Bisheswar itself . These three objects are all in a row , in the centre of the quadrangle ...
... Mahadeva , whose base is in the quadrangle below ; the second is a large gilded dome ; and the third is the gilded tower of the temple of Bisheswar itself . These three objects are all in a row , in the centre of the quadrangle ...
Page 51
... Mahadeva , beneath the dome , is used as a belfry ; and as many as nine bells are suspended in it . One is of elegant workmanship , and was presented to the temple by the Raja of Nepal . 6 Outside the enclosure , to the north , is a ...
... Mahadeva , beneath the dome , is used as a belfry ; and as many as nine bells are suspended in it . One is of elegant workmanship , and was presented to the temple by the Raja of Nepal . 6 Outside the enclosure , to the north , is a ...
Page 68
... Mahadeva should always reside with him . Mahadeva , hearing this , felt greatly flattered by it , and his body shook with delight . From the violence of the motion , an ear - ring called Manikarṇaka fell from his ear into the well ...
... Mahadeva should always reside with him . Mahadeva , hearing this , felt greatly flattered by it , and his body shook with delight . From the violence of the motion , an ear - ring called Manikarṇaka fell from his ear into the well ...
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. cumstance Mahadeva named the well Manikarnika . Mr. Prinsep , in his " Views of Benares , " makes the following remarks on this subject : - " After Kashi had been ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. cumstance Mahadeva named the well Manikarnika . Mr. Prinsep , in his " Views of Benares , " makes the following remarks on this subject : - " After Kashi had been ...
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... Mahadeva . It is , consequently , held in great veneration by the natives , and receives divine honours . In the month of Kártik , multitudes of people flock to Vishnu's feet , imagining that all who worship them are guaranteed a sure ...
... Mahadeva . It is , consequently , held in great veneration by the natives , and receives divine honours . In the month of Kártik , multitudes of people flock to Vishnu's feet , imagining that all who worship them are guaranteed a sure ...
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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