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Page xxvi
The Brahmadatta who figures so largely , in their sacred writings , as king of
Benares ! very likely was not a mythe ; ' but there is no ground for crediting that
Gautama ever governed that city at all , notwithstanding that they represent him to
have ...
The Brahmadatta who figures so largely , in their sacred writings , as king of
Benares ! very likely was not a mythe ; ' but there is no ground for crediting that
Gautama ever governed that city at all , notwithstanding that they represent him to
have ...
Page 37
... many ; but the staple religion of the masses is the lowest and grossest form of
idolatry — the worship of uncouth idols , of monsters , of the linga and other
indecent figures , and of a multitude of grotesque , ill - shapen , and hideous
objects .
... many ; but the staple religion of the masses is the lowest and grossest form of
idolatry — the worship of uncouth idols , of monsters , of the linga and other
indecent figures , and of a multitude of grotesque , ill - shapen , and hideous
objects .
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Figures of all forms , from a plain stone to the most fantastic shape , whole and
mutilated , painted and unpainted , some without adornment , others decorated
with garlands , or wet with sacred water , meet the eye in every direction .
Figures of all forms , from a plain stone to the most fantastic shape , whole and
mutilated , painted and unpainted , some without adornment , others decorated
with garlands , or wet with sacred water , meet the eye in every direction .
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One day on entering the courtyard of the temple of Annpúrņá , the goddess of
plenty , my attention was arrested by an aged woman seated on the ground in
front of a small clay figure , which , I ascertained , she had , with her own hands ...
One day on entering the courtyard of the temple of Annpúrņá , the goddess of
plenty , my attention was arrested by an aged woman seated on the ground in
front of a small clay figure , which , I ascertained , she had , with her own hands ...
Page 47
Gaņeś especially , the god of wisdom , son of S'iva and Párvatí , is very
extensively worshipped in Benares ; and there is scarcely a temple in some niche
or corner of which his monstrous figure may not be found . The temple receiving
the ...
Gaņeś especially , the god of wisdom , son of S'iva and Párvatí , is very
extensively worshipped in Benares ; and there is scarcely a temple in some niche
or corner of which his monstrous figure may not be found . The temple receiving
the ...
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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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