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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 .-Mohammedan lust for Hindu
edifices .
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 .-Mohammedan lust for Hindu
edifices .
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Bisheswar , now a Mohammedan Mosque . - The Well Gyán Bápí . — Temple of
Ad - Bisheswar . — The Well Káší Karwat.Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess
Annpúrņá and her temple.Temples of Gaņeś and Sukreśwar 37 CHAPTER IV .
Bisheswar , now a Mohammedan Mosque . - The Well Gyán Bápí . — Temple of
Ad - Bisheswar . — The Well Káší Karwat.Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess
Annpúrņá and her temple.Temples of Gaņeś and Sukreśwar 37 CHAPTER IV .
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Raja Cheit Singh ; History of his Insurrection and of the proceedings of Warren
Hastings in connexion therewith 197 CHAPTER XVII . Hindu and Mohammedan
Melás or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares 213 CHAPTER XVIII .
Raja Cheit Singh ; History of his Insurrection and of the proceedings of Warren
Hastings in connexion therewith 197 CHAPTER XVII . Hindu and Mohammedan
Melás or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares 213 CHAPTER XVIII .
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Believing all he has read and heard concerning this ideal seat of blessedness ,
he has been possessed with the same longing to visit it as the Mohammedan to
visit Mecca , or the Christian enthusiast to visit Jerusalem ; and , having gratified ...
Believing all he has read and heard concerning this ideal seat of blessedness ,
he has been possessed with the same longing to visit it as the Mohammedan to
visit Mecca , or the Christian enthusiast to visit Jerusalem ; and , having gratified ...
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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 to be regarded
as ...
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 to be regarded
as ...
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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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