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692 34 1454 272 The Hindus have a strange fancy for accumulating idols in
certain spots. 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.
692 34 1454 272 The Hindus have a strange fancy for accumulating idols in
certain spots. 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.
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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 already ...
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 already ...
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One is of elegant workmanship, and was presented to the temple by the Raja of
Nepal. 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 ...
One is of elegant workmanship, and was presented to the temple by the Raja of
Nepal. 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 ...
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... of Hyderabad. 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 scafl'olding of carved stone, from which a bell is suspended.
... of Hyderabad. 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 scafl'olding of carved stone, from which a bell is suspended.
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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 | Fitz-Edward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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