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Page 42
Not content with depositing an image in a temple , they ornament its portico and
walls with deities , or arrange them in rows in the temple enclosure . You may
sometimes see twenty , fifty , and even a hundred of these idols in one place ,
many ...
Not content with depositing an image in a temple , they ornament its portico and
walls with deities , or arrange them in rows in the temple enclosure . You may
sometimes see twenty , fifty , and even a hundred of these idols in one place ,
many ...
Page 49
As one enters the 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
...
As one enters the 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
...
Page 51
Outside the 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 the ...
Outside the 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 the ...
Page 54
On the south side of the colonnade is an iron palisade , in the 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
...
On the south side of the colonnade is an iron palisade , in the 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
...
Page 55
There is really nothing in this temple of an ancient character ; but , on the eastern
side of the enclosure , the ground becomes considerably elevated , and upon it
stands a mosque built of very old materials , the pillars of which date as far back ...
There is really nothing in this temple of an ancient character ; but , on the eastern
side of the enclosure , the ground becomes considerably elevated , and upon it
stands a mosque built of very old materials , the pillars of which date as far back ...
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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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