The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... Rám Ghát . 139 CHAPTER XII . The Bengali population of Benares . - The popular Temple of Kedareswar . - Legend of Kedár . - Mánsarwar Tank and sur- rounding Temples . — Bál - Krishna and Chaturbhuj Idols . — Máneswar Temple . - The ...
... Rám Ghát . 139 CHAPTER XII . The Bengali population of Benares . - The popular Temple of Kedareswar . - Legend of Kedár . - Mánsarwar Tank and sur- rounding Temples . — Bál - Krishna and Chaturbhuj Idols . — Máneswar Temple . - The ...
Page xv
... RÁM GHÁT 145 · GREAT BUDDHIST TOWER AT SÁRNÁTH 236 CARVING ON THE BUDDHIST TOWER , No. I. . 240 No. II . 241 22 " " ANCIENT BUDDHIST TEMPLE AT Bakaríyá Kund 283 ERRATA . Page 68. - For Purņas'ubhakaran , read Purṇas'ubhakaraṇí.
... RÁM GHÁT 145 · GREAT BUDDHIST TOWER AT SÁRNÁTH 236 CARVING ON THE BUDDHIST TOWER , No. I. . 240 No. II . 241 22 " " ANCIENT BUDDHIST TEMPLE AT Bakaríyá Kund 283 ERRATA . Page 68. - For Purņas'ubhakaran , read Purṇas'ubhakaraṇí.
Page 90
... Rám , Lakshman , and Jánakí , cut in black stone or marble . In another is an old figure of Agwán , the porter of Bágeśwarí ; and by his side is a second figure , still older , about whom no one could give any information . A third ...
... Rám , Lakshman , and Jánakí , cut in black stone or marble . In another is an old figure of Agwán , the porter of Bágeśwarí ; and by his side is a second figure , still older , about whom no one could give any information . A third ...
Page 91
... Rám , and , on the other , his brother Lakshman . In sight of this temple are two others , namely , the temples of Jwarahareswar and Siddheswar , which , together with Bágeśwarí , are regarded as old places of pilgrimage . Jwara ...
... Rám , and , on the other , his brother Lakshman . In sight of this temple are two others , namely , the temples of Jwarahareswar and Siddheswar , which , together with Bágeśwarí , are regarded as old places of pilgrimage . Jwara ...
Page 113
... Rám , Sítá ( his wife ) , the goddess Lakshmí , and the Sun. The temples altogether amount to ten or a dozen , each containing several idols . On the north side of the enclosure is a peepul tree ; and on a platform , surrounding its ...
... Rám , Sítá ( his wife ) , the goddess Lakshmí , and the Sun. The temples altogether amount to ten or a dozen , each containing several idols . On the north side of the enclosure is a peepul tree ; and on a platform , surrounding its ...
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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