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An account of a city of such remarkable associations , which has occupied such a
prominent place in the annals of the human race , is not without its importance ,
and ought not to be devoid of interest . Having resided in it for several years , I ...
An account of a city of such remarkable associations , which has occupied such a
prominent place in the annals of the human race , is not without its importance ,
and ought not to be devoid of interest . Having resided in it for several years , I ...
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The Benares of the present day offers numerous and varied objects of interest to
the contemplation of the devout Hindu ; and yet , a very few of them excepted , to
speculate touching their age , in reliance on the data hitherto made available ...
The Benares of the present day offers numerous and varied objects of interest to
the contemplation of the devout Hindu ; and yet , a very few of them excepted , to
speculate touching their age , in reliance on the data hitherto made available ...
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... is a subject of surpassing interest . Previously to the introduction of the
Buddhist faith into India , she was already the sacred city of the land ,the centre of
Hinduism , and chief seat of its authority . Judging from the strong feelings of
veneration ...
... is a subject of surpassing interest . Previously to the introduction of the
Buddhist faith into India , she was already the sacred city of the land ,the centre of
Hinduism , and chief seat of its authority . Judging from the strong feelings of
veneration ...
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... its enlightenment and reformation . We come , therefore , to this conclusion , -
justified , I think , by the foregoing observations , —that there are few cities in the
world of greater interest to the Christian 2 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 17.
... its enlightenment and reformation . We come , therefore , to this conclusion , -
justified , I think , by the foregoing observations , —that there are few cities in the
world of greater interest to the Christian 2 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 17.
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cities in the world of greater interest to the Christian and the philosopher than the
sacred city of the Hindus . Calcutta , Madras , and Bombay are commercial
centres of India , directing , to a large extent , the trade of the country . But they do
not ...
cities in the world of greater interest to the Christian and the philosopher than the
sacred city of the Hindus . Calcutta , Madras , and Bombay are commercial
centres of India , directing , to a large extent , the trade of the country . But they do
not ...
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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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