The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page ix
... Mohammedan lust for Hindu edifices . - Shifting tendency of the modern city . Origin of the appellation " Benares . " CHAPTER III . Puranic form of Modern Hinduism . - Increase of Temples in Northern India . - Number of Temples in ...
... Mohammedan lust for Hindu edifices . - Shifting tendency of the modern city . Origin of the appellation " Benares . " CHAPTER III . Puranic form of Modern Hinduism . - Increase of Temples in Northern India . - Number of Temples in ...
Page x
... Mohammedan Mosque . - The Well Gyán Bápí . - Temple of Ad - Bisheswar . The Well Káśí Karwaț.- Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess Annpúrná and her temple.- Temples of Ganeś and Sukresśwar CHAPTER IV . Temple of Bhaironáth , the god ...
... Mohammedan Mosque . - The Well Gyán Bápí . - Temple of Ad - Bisheswar . The Well Káśí Karwaț.- Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess Annpúrná and her temple.- Temples of Ganeś and Sukresśwar CHAPTER IV . Temple of Bhaironáth , the god ...
Page xii
... Mohammedan Melás or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares • . . 213 CHAPTER XVIII . The Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - Their Antiquity . - Sum- mary of the Narratives of Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings ...
... Mohammedan Melás or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares • . . 213 CHAPTER XVIII . The Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - Their Antiquity . - Sum- mary of the Narratives of Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings ...
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... Mohammedan to visit Mecca , or the Christian enthu- siast to visit Jerusalem ; and , having gratified his desire , has left the memory of his pious enterprise to his children , for their example , to incite them to undertake the same ...
... Mohammedan to visit Mecca , or the Christian enthu- siast to visit Jerusalem ; and , having gratified his desire , has left the memory of his pious enterprise to his children , for their example , to incite them to undertake the same ...
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... Mohammedan lust for Hindu edifices . -Shifting tendency of the modern city . - Origin of the appellation " Benares . " THE great antiquity of Indian civilization is proved , directly and indirectly , in so many ways , that it has come ...
... Mohammedan lust for Hindu edifices . -Shifting tendency of the modern city . - Origin of the appellation " Benares . " THE great antiquity of Indian civilization is proved , directly and indirectly , in so many ways , that it has come ...
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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-laď 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