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Page xxxvi
As to the extent of the city, “the measured length along the banks of the river, by
survey, is barely three miles; and the average depth does not exceed one mile.”
Benares Illustrated, p. 12. Hiouen Thsang found Benares, in the seventh century,
...
As to the extent of the city, “the measured length along the banks of the river, by
survey, is barely three miles; and the average depth does not exceed one mile.”
Benares Illustrated, p. 12. Hiouen Thsang found Benares, in the seventh century,
...
Page 16
Some of them—not a few in number—are termed “Sons of the Ganges,” and are
chiefly found on the banks of that stream, aiding the devotions of the numerous
worshippers daily resorting thither. Devotees and pilgrims, separately, or in ...
Some of them—not a few in number—are termed “Sons of the Ganges,” and are
chiefly found on the banks of that stream, aiding the devotions of the numerous
worshippers daily resorting thither. Devotees and pilgrims, separately, or in ...
Page 33
There is still a scattered population on the southern bank of the Barna, living in
small villages or hamlets; and, to the north of the present city, between it and the
Barna, mausoleums, dargahs, mosques, and even Hindu buildings, most of
which ...
There is still a scattered population on the southern bank of the Barna, living in
small villages or hamlets; and, to the north of the present city, between it and the
Barna, mausoleums, dargahs, mosques, and even Hindu buildings, most of
which ...
Page 95
I refer especially to the foundations of many of the buildings in the streets
immediately adjacent to the Gauges; and I conceive it to be not at all improbable,
that, even in those early ages when the city extended for miles on the banks of
the great ...
I refer especially to the foundations of many of the buildings in the streets
immediately adjacent to the Gauges; and I conceive it to be not at all improbable,
that, even in those early ages when the city extended for miles on the banks of
the great ...
Page 104
A short distance higher up the stream is Gae Ghat, jutting out a little beyond the
bank. Two other temples in this neighbourhood are, possibly, of the same era as
the Trilochan fane. The first is the temple of Nirbuddheswar, situated only a few ...
A short distance higher up the stream is Gae Ghat, jutting out a little beyond the
bank. Two other temples in this neighbourhood are, possibly, of the same era as
the Trilochan fane. The first is the temple of Nirbuddheswar, situated only a few ...
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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 | Fitz-Edward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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