The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... god - magistrate of Benares.— Danḍpán , or the Deified Staff . - Temple of the Planet . - Kál- kúp , or Well of Fate . - Image of Mahákál , or Great Fate . - The Manikarnika Well and Ghát . - Legends respecting the Well.- Temple of ...
... god - magistrate of Benares.— Danḍpán , or the Deified Staff . - Temple of the Planet . - Kál- kúp , or Well of Fate . - Image of Mahákál , or Great Fate . - The Manikarnika Well and Ghát . - Legends respecting the Well.- Temple of ...
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... god Ashṭáng - Bhairo . Temple of Dhruveśwar or the Pole Star — CHAPTER X. - - The Mán - Mandil Ghát . - Temple of ... gods CHAPTER XIII . • Durga Kund Temple . - Bloody Sacrifices ; their meaning.- Sacred Monkeys . - Legend of Durg ...
... god Ashṭáng - Bhairo . Temple of Dhruveśwar or the Pole Star — CHAPTER X. - - The Mán - Mandil Ghát . - Temple of ... gods CHAPTER XIII . • Durga Kund Temple . - Bloody Sacrifices ; their meaning.- Sacred Monkeys . - Legend of Durg ...
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... gods , manes , Brahmans , and beggars ; ( 2 ) reverential salutation to Âditya , Drau- padî , Vishnu , Daṇḍapâņi , and Maheswara ; ( 3 ) visual contemplation of Dhundhivinayaka ; ( 4 ) a dip of the fingers in the Jnânavâpî well , with ...
... gods , manes , Brahmans , and beggars ; ( 2 ) reverential salutation to Âditya , Drau- padî , Vishnu , Daṇḍapâņi , and Maheswara ; ( 3 ) visual contemplation of Dhundhivinayaka ; ( 4 ) a dip of the fingers in the Jnânavâpî well , with ...
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... 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 a blank . xxxiv INTRODUCTION .
... 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 a blank . xxxiv INTRODUCTION .
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... gods , and about ten thousand heretics ( Hindus ) , who , for the most part , worship the god Ta - tseu - thsaď ( Maheswara ) . Some cut off their hair ; others preserve a tuft upon the crown of the head , go naked , and are destitute ...
... gods , and about ten thousand heretics ( Hindus ) , who , for the most part , worship the god Ta - tseu - thsaď ( Maheswara ) . Some cut off their hair ; others preserve a tuft upon the crown of the head , go naked , and are destitute ...
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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-laď 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