The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... deity , painted upon his forehead , to point him out . In his very gait and step you trace his claim to his superiority ; and , did we but know the thoughts dwelling in his mind , we should possess the real secret of his majestic ...
... deity , painted upon his forehead , to point him out . In his very gait and step you trace his claim to his superiority ; and , did we but know the thoughts dwelling in his mind , we should possess the real secret of his majestic ...
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... deities , or arrange them in rows in the temple en- closure . You may sometimes see twenty , fifty , and even a hundred of these idols in one place , many of which will perhaps receive as much homage as the god who is exalted to the ...
... deities , or arrange them in rows in the temple en- closure . You may sometimes see twenty , fifty , and even a hundred of these idols in one place , many of which will perhaps receive as much homage as the god who is exalted to the ...
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... deities of the temples , to throw them away . I recall to mind a remarkable instance of this . One day on entering the courtyard of the temple of Annpúrṇá , the goddess of plenty , my attention was arrested by an aged woman seated on ...
... deities of the temples , to throw them away . I recall to mind a remarkable instance of this . One day on entering the courtyard of the temple of Annpúrṇá , the goddess of plenty , my attention was arrested by an aged woman seated on ...
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... deity . In a letter on business , or on any other matter , the first word he invariably writes is the name of a god . Should he propose an engagement of im- portance , he first inquires the pleasure of the idol , and a lucky day for ...
... deity . In a letter on business , or on any other matter , the first word he invariably writes is the name of a god . Should he propose an engagement of im- portance , he first inquires the pleasure of the idol , and a lucky day for ...
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... deities . In short , idolatry is a charm , a fascination , to the Hindu . It is , so to speak , the air he breathes . It is the food of his soul . It is the foundation of his hopes , both for this world and for another . He is subdued ...
... deities . In short , idolatry is a charm , a fascination , to the Hindu . It is , so to speak , the air he breathes . It is the food of his soul . It is the foundation of his hopes , both for this world and for another . He is subdued ...
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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