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Temple of Bhaironáth , the god - magistrate of Benares . Daņdpán , or the Deified
Staff.- Temple of the Planet . — Kálkúp , or Well of Fate .-- Image of Mahákál , or
Great Fate . The Maņikarņiká Well and Ghát . - Legends respecting the Well.
Temple of Bhaironáth , the god - magistrate of Benares . Daņdpán , or the Deified
Staff.- Temple of the Planet . — Kálkúp , or Well of Fate .-- Image of Mahákál , or
Great Fate . The Maņikarņiká Well and Ghát . - Legends respecting the Well.
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The god Ashțáng - Bhairo . Temple of Dhruveswar or the Pole Star 123
CHAPTER X. The Mán - Mandil ... Peepul tree at Chauki Ghát . - Swinging gods
146 CHAPTER XIII . Durga Kuņd Temple .-- Bloody Sacrifices ; their meaning.
Sacred ...
The god Ashțáng - Bhairo . Temple of Dhruveswar or the Pole Star 123
CHAPTER X. The Mán - Mandil ... Peepul tree at Chauki Ghát . - Swinging gods
146 CHAPTER XIII . Durga Kuņd Temple .-- Bloody Sacrifices ; their meaning.
Sacred ...
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... addressed to the gods , manes , Brahmans , and beggars ; ( 2 ) reverential
salutation to Âditya , Draupadi , Vishņu , Daņdapâņi , and Maheswara ; ( 3 )
visual contemplation of Dhundhivinayaka ; ( 4 ) a dip of the fingers in the
Jnânavâpi well ...
... addressed to the gods , manes , Brahmans , and beggars ; ( 2 ) reverential
salutation to Âditya , Draupadi , Vishņu , Daņdapâņi , and Maheswara ; ( 3 )
visual contemplation of Dhundhivinayaka ; ( 4 ) a dip of the fingers in the
Jnânavâpi well ...
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Elsewhere we read , that , “ having broken the idols in above a thousand temples
, he purified and consecrated the latter to the worship of the true God . ” Colonel
Briggs's translation from Farishta , Vol . I. , p . 179 . many centuries , is well - nigh
...
Elsewhere we read , that , “ having broken the idols in above a thousand temples
, he purified and consecrated the latter to the worship of the true God . ” Colonel
Briggs's translation from Farishta , Vol . I. , p . 179 . many centuries , is well - nigh
...
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There are a hundred temples of the ( Hindu ) gods , and about ten thousand
heretics ( Hindus ) , who , for the most part , worship the god Ta - tseu - thsaď (
Maheśwara ) . Some cut off their hair ; others preserve a tuft upon the crown of
the head ...
There are a hundred temples of the ( Hindu ) gods , and about ten thousand
heretics ( Hindus ) , who , for the most part , worship the god Ta - tseu - thsaď (
Maheśwara ) . Some cut off their hair ; others preserve a tuft upon the crown of
the head ...
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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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