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In the capital1 were twenty Hindu temples, and a latten statue of Siva, a hundred
feet in height. We are not apprised whether there were any sacred edifices of the
pilgrim's fellowreligionists in the capital itself; and the obvious inference is, that ...
In the capital1 were twenty Hindu temples, and a latten statue of Siva, a hundred
feet in height. We are not apprised whether there were any sacred edifices of the
pilgrim's fellowreligionists in the capital itself; and the obvious inference is, that ...
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The temple of Bisheswar, including the tower, is fiftyone feet in height. The space
between the temples of Bisheswar and Mahadeva, beneath the dome, is used as
a belfry ; and as many as nine bells are suspended in it. One is of elegant ...
The temple of Bisheswar, including the tower, is fiftyone feet in height. The space
between the temples of Bisheswar and Mahadeva, beneath the dome, is used as
a belfry ; and as many as nine bells are suspended in it. One is of elegant ...
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It is of very recent date, having been erected in the year 1828, by “Sri Maut Baija
Bai,” widow of “Sri Maut Dowlat Rao Sindhia Bahadoor,” of Gwalior. Immediately
to the east of this colonnade is the figure of a large bull, about seven feet high, ...
It is of very recent date, having been erected in the year 1828, by “Sri Maut Baija
Bai,” widow of “Sri Maut Dowlat Rao Sindhia Bahadoor,” of Gwalior. Immediately
to the east of this colonnade is the figure of a large bull, about seven feet high, ...
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sixty feet in height, situated one hundred and fifty yards distant from the mosque.
This is Ad-Bisheswar, that is, the temple of “ the Primeval Lord of All.” The natives
in the neighbourhood all regard this shrine as of an epoch anterior to that of the ...
sixty feet in height, situated one hundred and fifty yards distant from the mosque.
This is Ad-Bisheswar, that is, the temple of “ the Primeval Lord of All.” The natives
in the neighbourhood all regard this shrine as of an epoch anterior to that of the ...
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On the road between these two temples is a red glaring figure of the god Ganes,
with silverv hands, trunk, feet, ears, and poll, squatting down on the floor, which is
raised a little above the pathway. The oddity of this painted monster would ...
On the road between these two temples is a red glaring figure of the god Ganes,
with silverv hands, trunk, feet, ears, and poll, squatting down on the floor, which is
raised a little above the pathway. The oddity of this painted monster would ...
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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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