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Page 34
The Varana (or Barna, as it is popularly called,) contains a considerable body of
water in the rainy season; but the Asi continues a small stream all the 1 sums?'
mmfi, sunfiyear round. There is another derivation current among the natives, ...
The Varana (or Barna, as it is popularly called,) contains a considerable body of
water in the rainy season; but the Asi continues a small stream all the 1 sums?'
mmfi, sunfiyear round. There is another derivation current among the natives, ...
Page 49
The faqir, too, in almost primitive nakedness,—his hair dyed and matted together,
and his body bedaubed with ashes,-—though scarcely noticed by other people,
arrests the attention of the stranger. Few of the men have-much clothing upon ...
The faqir, too, in almost primitive nakedness,—his hair dyed and matted together,
and his body bedaubed with ashes,-—though scarcely noticed by other people,
arrests the attention of the stranger. Few of the men have-much clothing upon ...
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In a third is a large figure of Hanuman, the monkey-god, in bass-relief: and, in a
fourth, a figure of Ganes, with the head of an elephant and the body of a man. Not
far from the temple of Annpl'irna is the temple of Sakhi Binayaka, or the ...
In a third is a large figure of Hanuman, the monkey-god, in bass-relief: and, in a
fourth, a figure of Ganes, with the head of an elephant and the body of a man. Not
far from the temple of Annpl'irna is the temple of Sakhi Binayaka, or the ...
Page 68
Gratified at the offer, Vishnu replied that his request was that Mahadeva should
always reside with him. Mahadeva, hearing this, felt greatly flattered by it, and his
body shook with delight. From the violence of the motion, an ear-ring called ...
Gratified at the offer, Vishnu replied that his request was that Mahadeva should
always reside with him. Mahadeva, hearing this, felt greatly flattered by it, and his
body shook with delight. From the violence of the motion, an ear-ring called ...
Page 70
The worshipper, descending into the water, laves his head and body with the vile
liquid, and, at the same time, utters certain phrases appointed for the ceremony.
Directly in fi'ont of Manikarnika, and between it and the Ganges, is the temple of ...
The worshipper, descending into the water, laves his head and body with the vile
liquid, and, at the same time, utters certain phrases appointed for the ceremony.
Directly in fi'ont of Manikarnika, and between it and the Ganges, is the temple of ...
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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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