The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... leading down to the Ganges— the legends concerning them - the peculiar customs at the temples - the ceremonies of the idolater - the modes of worship the religious festivals , and other topics , illustrative of the character which ...
... leading down to the Ganges— the legends concerning them - the peculiar customs at the temples - the ceremonies of the idolater - the modes of worship the religious festivals , and other topics , illustrative of the character which ...
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... ride through the city from north to south , and then all along its extensive suburbs , from the ancient fort at the junction of the Barna and the Ganges , down the road leading towards the can- 32 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... ride through the city from north to south , and then all along its extensive suburbs , from the ancient fort at the junction of the Barna and the Ganges , down the road leading towards the can- 32 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 33
... leading towards the can- tonments , thence making a detour as far as Durgá - kund until he again reaches the Ganges , he will at once be convinced that the aspects of the city differ greatly from one another . He will be especially ...
... leading towards the can- tonments , thence making a detour as far as Durgá - kund until he again reaches the Ganges , he will at once be convinced that the aspects of the city differ greatly from one another . He will be especially ...
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... , there is a passage leading down to the water , which formerly was traversed daily by re- ligious Hindus desirous of approaching the holiest part of the well . A few years ago a fanatic BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 55.
... , there is a passage leading down to the water , which formerly was traversed daily by re- ligious Hindus desirous of approaching the holiest part of the well . A few years ago a fanatic BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 55.
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... leading into the court- yard and into the fane itself are , both , profusely carved ; and , in addition , the latter is crowded with figures inter- mingled with a multitude of short gilded spires . Proceeding a little beyond these ...
... leading into the court- yard and into the fane itself are , both , profusely carved ; and , in addition , the latter is crowded with figures inter- mingled with a multitude of short gilded spires . Proceeding a little beyond these ...
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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