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Page 10
The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing - places along the Ganges , were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of worshippers . The schools and temples drew ...
The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing - places along the Ganges , were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of worshippers . The schools and temples drew ...
Page 41
... wet with sacred water , meet the eye in every direction . These remarks especially refer to the neighbourhood of the bathing ghats and of the principal temples . But the abundance of idols and fanes all BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 41.
... wet with sacred water , meet the eye in every direction . These remarks especially refer to the neighbourhood of the bathing ghats and of the principal temples . But the abundance of idols and fanes all BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 41.
Page 70
These turrets are called marhís by the natives , and are used , by them , for sitting upon in the cool of the day , or for retiring to after bathing in the Ganges . They are of stone , and are connected together by walls and stairs of ...
These turrets are called marhís by the natives , and are used , by them , for sitting upon in the cool of the day , or for retiring to after bathing in the Ganges . They are of stone , and are connected together by walls and stairs of ...
Page 75
Should the disease , however , be of an obstinate character , such as leprosy or elephantiasis , they must constantly bathe in the well for a period of twelve years . Instead of showing us a man who had been cured , they brought a leper ...
Should the disease , however , be of an obstinate character , such as leprosy or elephantiasis , they must constantly bathe in the well for a period of twelve years . Instead of showing us a man who had been cured , they brought a leper ...
Page 103
After bathing in the Ganges , at this ghát , the pilgrim , in order to perform this peculiar pilgrimage , proceeds to the Panchgangá Ghát , and bathes BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 103.
After bathing in the Ganges , at this ghát , the pilgrim , in order to perform this peculiar pilgrimage , proceeds to the Panchgangá Ghát , and bathes BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 103.
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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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