The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 75
... bathe in the well for a period of twelve years . Instead of showing us a man who had been cured , they brought a leper who had strongly - defined marks of leprosy on his legs . He was trying the efficacy of the bath , and said he was ...
... bathe in the well for a period of twelve years . Instead of showing us a man who had been cured , they brought a leper who had strongly - defined marks of leprosy on his legs . He was trying the efficacy of the bath , and said he was ...
Page 104
... bathe , as the water beyond has no special sanctity . This ghát is the last of the stairs , leading down from the city to the river , made entirely of strong masonry . The gháts to the north are constructed , in part , of a less durable ...
... bathe , as the water beyond has no special sanctity . This ghát is the last of the stairs , leading down from the city to the river , made entirely of strong masonry . The gháts to the north are constructed , in part , of a less durable ...
Page 108
... bathe on the spot during their residence in Kashi . " 1 1 Only one of these streams , namely , the Ganges , is visible ; but the remaining four are supposed , by the credulous , to be somewhere under ground . The ghát is broad and deep ...
... bathe on the spot during their residence in Kashi . " 1 1 Only one of these streams , namely , the Ganges , is visible ; but the remaining four are supposed , by the credulous , to be somewhere under ground . The ghát is broad and deep ...
Page 115
... bathed in the pond . The jhil was drained , some years ago , by Mr. James Prinsep , the famous archeologist , when stationed at Benares . Its removal must , on sanitary grounds , be regarded as a beneficial measure ; and no injury has ...
... bathed in the pond . The jhil was drained , some years ago , by Mr. James Prinsep , the famous archeologist , when stationed at Benares . Its removal must , on sanitary grounds , be regarded as a beneficial measure ; and no injury has ...
Page 118
... month of Sáwan , multitudes of people , especially women , visit this tank , bathe in its unclean water , and worship the peepul , kadam , and banyan trees . A short distance to the north of Káśí - deví 118 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... month of Sáwan , multitudes of people , especially women , visit this tank , bathe in its unclean water , and worship the peepul , kadam , and banyan trees . A short distance to the north of Káśí - deví 118 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
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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