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The goddess Annpúrņá and her temple.Temples of Gaņeś and Sukreśwar 37
CHAPTER IV . Temple of Bhaironáth , the god - magistrate of Benares . Daņdpán
, or the Deified Staff.- Temple of the Planet . — Kálkúp , or Well of Fate .-- Image
of ...
The goddess Annpúrņá and her temple.Temples of Gaņeś and Sukreśwar 37
CHAPTER IV . Temple of Bhaironáth , the god - magistrate of Benares . Daņdpán
, or the Deified Staff.- Temple of the Planet . — Kálkúp , or Well of Fate .-- Image
of ...
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Káśí - Deví , Goddess of the City of Benares . — Karmghaņța Táláo or Tank . —
Temple of the Demon Bhút - Bhairo.Temple of Bará Gaņeś . - Jagannath . —
Satís 116 CHAPTER IX . The Piśách - Mochan Tank . - Legend of the Goblin
Piśách.
Káśí - Deví , Goddess of the City of Benares . — Karmghaņța Táláo or Tank . —
Temple of the Demon Bhút - Bhairo.Temple of Bará Gaņeś . - Jagannath . —
Satís 116 CHAPTER IX . The Piśách - Mochan Tank . - Legend of the Goblin
Piśách.
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The goddess Annpúrna and her temple .-- Temples of Ganes and S'ukreswar .
The form of religion prevailing among the Hindus in Benares , and throughout a
large portion of India , is Puranic , which , in all probability , originated in the ...
The goddess Annpúrna and her temple .-- Temples of Ganes and S'ukreswar .
The form of religion prevailing among the Hindus in Benares , and throughout a
large portion of India , is Puranic , which , in all probability , originated in the ...
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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 ...
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These original sites are numerous ; and each has a history of its own . For
instance , the pandits say that Gaņeś is worshipped in fifty - six places , the
goddess Yoganí in sixty - four , Durga in nine , Bhairo in eight , s'iva in eleven ,
Vishņu in one ...
These original sites are numerous ; and each has a history of its own . For
instance , the pandits say that Gaņeś is worshipped in fifty - six places , the
goddess Yoganí in sixty - four , Durga in nine , Bhairo in eight , s'iva in eleven ,
Vishņu in one ...
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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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