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... witness, it is true, to a ferocious spirit of opposition to those religionists ; and
such a spirit, if entertained after they had become strangers to the country, may
have been entertained while they were still face to face with Hindus.
Nevertheless ...
... witness, it is true, to a ferocious spirit of opposition to those religionists ; and
such a spirit, if entertained after they had become strangers to the country, may
have been entertained while they were still face to face with Hindus.
Nevertheless ...
Page 44
She then reverently folded her hands, and muttered words of prayer, occasionally
moving one hand to her face, and with finger and thumb compressing her two.
nostrils, in order that, holding her breath as far as possible, she might increase
the ...
She then reverently folded her hands, and muttered words of prayer, occasionally
moving one hand to her face, and with finger and thumb compressing her two.
nostrils, in order that, holding her breath as far as possible, she might increase
the ...
Page 52
What makes this latter supposition plausible is, that, on three sides of the
perpendicular face of the terrace on which the mosque stands, Buddhist pillars, of
a simple and very early type, forming recesses or rooms, but which were,
originally, ...
What makes this latter supposition plausible is, that, on three sides of the
perpendicular face of the terrace on which the mosque stands, Buddhist pillars, of
a simple and very early type, forming recesses or rooms, but which were,
originally, ...
Page 62
... adjunct of a silver' mask or face ; but, when our wondering eyes beheld it, there
was only the bare stone visible, with a garland depending from the upper
extremity. In front of the stick, three bells were hanging; and, on one side, a priest
sat, ...
... adjunct of a silver' mask or face ; but, when our wondering eyes beheld it, there
was only the bare stone visible, with a garland depending from the upper
extremity. In front of the stick, three bells were hanging; and, on one side, a priest
sat, ...
Page 64
_ The idol is of stone; but his face is of silver. He possesses four hands, and
stands in a grotesque posture. His head is encinctured with garlands, which hang
down in front ; and a small oil lamp is kept burning near by. A priest sits close by ...
_ The idol is of stone; but his face is of silver. He possesses four hands, and
stands in a grotesque posture. His head is encinctured with garlands, which hang
down in front ; and a small oil lamp is kept burning near by. A priest sits close by ...
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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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