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Bál - Krishna and Chaturbhuj Idols . - Máneswar Temple . — The great Image of
Tilubhaņdeswar.Ancient mutilated Statue . — Temple of Duláreśwar . — Peepul
tree at Chauki Ghát . - Swinging gods 146 CHAPTER XIII . Durga Kuņd Temple .
Bál - Krishna and Chaturbhuj Idols . - Máneswar Temple . — The great Image of
Tilubhaņdeswar.Ancient mutilated Statue . — Temple of Duláreśwar . — Peepul
tree at Chauki Ghát . - Swinging gods 146 CHAPTER XIII . Durga Kuņd Temple .
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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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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 - thsaï (
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 - thsaï (
Maheśwara ) . Some cut off their hair ; others preserve a tuft upon the crown of
the head ...
Page 13
Holy Káśí ! would that I could see the eternal city , favoured of the gods ! Would
that I might die on its sacred soil ! " Such are his thoughts and aspirations . There
is no other city which so appeals to his BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 13.
Holy Káśí ! would that I could see the eternal city , favoured of the gods ! Would
that I might die on its sacred soil ! " Such are his thoughts and aspirations . There
is no other city which so appeals to his BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 13.
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Indeed , the love for idolatry is so deep - seated and intense in the breast of the
Hindu , that it is a common thing for both men and women to amuse themselves ,
with a pious intent , with manufacturing little gods from mud or clay , and , after ...
Indeed , the love for idolatry is so deep - seated and intense in the breast of the
Hindu , that it is a common thing for both men and women to amuse themselves ,
with a pious intent , with manufacturing little gods from mud or clay , and , after ...
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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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