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The first is the spire of a temple of 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 ...
The first is the spire of a temple of 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 ...
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The space between the temples of Bisheswar and 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 .
The space between the temples of Bisheswar and 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 .
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... widow of “ Sri Maut Dowlat Rao Sindhia Bahadoor , ” of Gwalior . Immediately to the east of this colonnade is the figure of a large bull , about seven feet high , cut in stone , dedicated to the god Mahadeva ; and a ...
... widow of “ Sri Maut Dowlat Rao Sindhia Bahadoor , ” of Gwalior . Immediately to the east of this colonnade is the figure of a large bull , about seven feet high , cut in stone , dedicated to the god Mahadeva ; and a ...
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There are other images in this temple ; among them , Mahadeva , Gaņeś , and Súrajnáráyan . On the west side of the quadrangle , a few paces up a narrow court , is a shrine dedicated to Sítalá , or the goddess of small - pox .
There are other images in this temple ; among them , Mahadeva , Gaņeś , and Súrajnáráyan . On the west side of the quadrangle , a few paces up a narrow court , is a shrine dedicated to Sítalá , or the goddess of small - pox .
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In the meantime , the god Mahadeva arrived , and , looking into the well , beheld in it the beauty of a hundred millions of suns , with which he was so enraptured , that he at once broke out into loud praises of Vishņu , and , in his ...
In the meantime , the god Mahadeva arrived , and , looking into the well , beheld in it the beauty of a hundred millions of suns , with which he was so enraptured , that he at once broke out into loud praises of Vishņu , and , in his ...
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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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