The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 49
... enclosure , several shrines are visible . The worshipper pays his homage to any god , or to all , as he may elect ; but he must of necessity approach the paramount deity of the place , that is to say , the plain conical stone already ...
... enclosure , several shrines are visible . The worshipper pays his homage to any god , or to all , as he may elect ; but he must of necessity approach the paramount deity of the place , that is to say , the plain conical stone already ...
Page 51
... enclosure , to the north , is a large collection of deities , raised upon a platform , called by the natives the court of Mahadeva . ' They are , for the most part , male and female emblems . Several small idols likewise are built into ...
... enclosure , to the north , is a large collection of deities , raised upon a platform , called by the natives the court of Mahadeva . ' They are , for the most part , male and female emblems . Several small idols likewise are built into ...
Page 54
... enclosure of which are two small shrines , one of white marble , the other of stone , and between them a scaffolding of carved stone , from which a bell is suspended . Standing in this courtyard , the chief objects in which have been ...
... enclosure of which are two small shrines , one of white marble , the other of stone , and between them a scaffolding of carved stone , from which a bell is suspended . Standing in this courtyard , the chief objects in which have been ...
Page 55
... enclosure , the ground becomes considerably ele- vated , and upon it stands a mosque built of very old materials , the pillars of which date as far back as the Gupta period , and possibly earlier . May not these old stones and pillars ...
... enclosure , the ground becomes considerably ele- vated , and upon it stands a mosque built of very old materials , the pillars of which date as far back as the Gupta period , and possibly earlier . May not these old stones and pillars ...
Page 58
... enclosure is a stone box , which is the common . treasury for the reception of the gifts intended for this object . In it may be seen a singular medley of rice , grain , water , flowers , milk , etc. , which , though perhaps not ...
... enclosure is a stone box , which is the common . treasury for the reception of the gifts intended for this object . In it may be seen a singular medley of rice , grain , water , flowers , milk , etc. , which , though perhaps not ...
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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