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The Observatory , built by Mânasimha * about A.D. 1600 , is , it may be , the only noteworthy Hindu edifice of the 3 4 city , still entire , of so great antiquity . 1 Fiscally , too , it had come , in the days of Akbar , to be of very ...
The Observatory , built by Mânasimha * about A.D. 1600 , is , it may be , the only noteworthy Hindu edifice of the 3 4 city , still entire , of so great antiquity . 1 Fiscally , too , it had come , in the days of Akbar , to be of very ...
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city , still entire , of so great antiquity . For nearly all that is striking in its architectural embellishment , Benares is beholden to the Marathas ; and to the zeal and enterprise of the same energetic race the resuscitation ...
city , still entire , of so great antiquity . For nearly all that is striking in its architectural embellishment , Benares is beholden to the Marathas ; and to the zeal and enterprise of the same energetic race the resuscitation ...
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... to secure its countenance and support on any great subject affecting the religious belief of the entire nation . That this was the real reason why Gautama wished to commence his career from Benares , admits of no controversy .
... to secure its countenance and support on any great subject affecting the religious belief of the entire nation . That this was the real reason why Gautama wished to commence his career from Benares , admits of no controversy .
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This mysterious notion of divinity , permeating the entire life of the Brahman , originates , not only in the minds of the people , but also in his own mind , a marvellous idea of his spiritual authority and power .
This mysterious notion of divinity , permeating the entire life of the Brahman , originates , not only in the minds of the people , but also in his own mind , a marvellous idea of his spiritual authority and power .
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... from fifty to sixty cart - loads of stones from the Sárnáth buildings were employed . But this vandalism hardly equals that of Babu Jagat Sinh , who , in the last century , carted away an entire tope , BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... from fifty to sixty cart - loads of stones from the Sárnáth buildings were employed . But this vandalism hardly equals that of Babu Jagat Sinh , who , in the last century , carted away an entire tope , BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
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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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