The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. 1 ! Photographed by D. Tresham , Esq . .. น.
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. 1 ! Photographed by D. Tresham , Esq . .. น.
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. PREFACE . THE history of a country is sometimes epitomized in the history of one of its principal cities . The city of Benares represents India , religiously and ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. PREFACE . THE history of a country is sometimes epitomized in the history of one of its principal cities . The city of Benares represents India , religiously and ...
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... Benares , for his kindness in placing at my disposal a paper on the Melas or Festivals of Benares , drawn up by Babu Sítal Prasád , Deputy Inspector of Schools . I would likewise acknowledge my great ob- ligations to D. TRESHAM , Esq ...
... Benares , for his kindness in placing at my disposal a paper on the Melas or Festivals of Benares , drawn up by Babu Sítal Prasád , Deputy Inspector of Schools . I would likewise acknowledge my great ob- ligations to D. TRESHAM , Esq ...
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... Benares , Káśí , and Kedár , the three Grand Divisions of the city . No old Hindu Temples in Benares . - Puranic character of the Káśí Division of the City . - No trustworthy information concerning Ancient Buildings to be obtained ...
... Benares , Káśí , and Kedár , the three Grand Divisions of the city . No old Hindu Temples in Benares . - Puranic character of the Káśí Division of the City . - No trustworthy information concerning Ancient Buildings to be obtained ...
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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