The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page vi
... festivals , and other topics , illustrative of the character which Benares maintains as the sacred city of India , are dwelt upon , with some amount of detail , in this volume . I have deemed it of moment , also , in a book of this ...
... festivals , and other topics , illustrative of the character which Benares maintains as the sacred city of India , are dwelt upon , with some amount of detail , in this volume . I have deemed it of moment , also , in a book of this ...
Page vii
... Festivals of Benares , drawn up by Babu Sítal Prasád , Deputy Inspector of Schools . I would likewise acknowledge my great ob- ligations to D. TRESHAM , Esq . , Head Master of the Government Normal School , Benares , for his excellent ...
... Festivals of Benares , drawn up by Babu Sítal Prasád , Deputy Inspector of Schools . I would likewise acknowledge my great ob- ligations to D. TRESHAM , Esq . , Head Master of the Government Normal School , Benares , for his excellent ...
Page xi
... Festival of Lotá - Bhanța , or the Egg - plant . - The Ghats and Temple of Piśách - Mochan . - Súraj - Kund or Tank of the Sun.- The Hom or Burnt Sacrifice . -The god Ashṭáng - Bhairo . Temple of Dhruveśwar or the Pole Star — CHAPTER X ...
... Festival of Lotá - Bhanța , or the Egg - plant . - The Ghats and Temple of Piśách - Mochan . - Súraj - Kund or Tank of the Sun.- The Hom or Burnt Sacrifice . -The god Ashṭáng - Bhairo . Temple of Dhruveśwar or the Pole Star — CHAPTER X ...
Page xii
... Festivals , held periodically , in Benares • . . 213 CHAPTER XVIII . The Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - Their Antiquity . - Sum- mary of the Narratives of Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings formerly existing at Sárnáth ...
... Festivals , held periodically , in Benares • . . 213 CHAPTER XVIII . The Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - Their Antiquity . - Sum- mary of the Narratives of Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings formerly existing at Sárnáth ...
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... festivals . They come from all parts of India . Many carry back with them the sacred water of the Ganges , in small bottles hermetically sealed , placed in baskets hanging from the extremities of poles , which they bear upon their ...
... festivals . They come from all parts of India . Many carry back with them the sacred water of the Ganges , in small bottles hermetically sealed , placed in baskets hanging from the extremities of poles , which they bear upon their ...
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ANCIENT REMAINS antiquity architraves Asiatic Aśoka Bakaríyá Kund banks Bará Barna bass-relief bathe Bengal Bisheswar Bodhi Brahmans bricks Buddha Buddhist building built capitals carved centre chaityas Cheit Singh Christian Chunar city of Benares cloister deer deities distance divine Durgá edifice enclosure entire erected excavations existence extent feet in height festival figure five formerly four Gaṇeś Ganges goddess ground held Hian Hindu Hinduism Hiouen Thsang honour hundred idolatry idols inches India inscription James Prinsep Jou-laï the Tathágata Káśí king large number Mahadeva Mahalla medan Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque mound native neighbourhood niches northern original ornamented persons pilgrimage pilgrims pillars portion present quadrangle Ráj Ghát Raja Rám Rámnagar regarded religion religious remarkable river road ruins sacred Sangam Sanskrit Sárnáth sculptured shrine side Siva spot square stands statue stone Stupa tank temple terrace tower Vihára Vishnu wall Warren Hastings worship