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Page xxiv
The kingdom of the Kasis, and its rulers, as is evinced by the frequency of
reference to them, enjoyed, from distant ages, more or less of notoriety; and this
is, substantially, all that the Hindu memorials teach us. The Puranas specify but
one ...
The kingdom of the Kasis, and its rulers, as is evinced by the frequency of
reference to them, enjoyed, from distant ages, more or less of notoriety; and this
is, substantially, all that the Hindu memorials teach us. The Puranas specify but
one ...
Page xxxiii
... another, to secure the attainment of Rudrahood; a third, to ensure
emancipation before death. These for samples. Saints whose aspirations are less
ambitious are promised store of good things in future for repeating the
Panchattrthilcd daily.
... another, to secure the attainment of Rudrahood; a third, to ensure
emancipation before death. These for samples. Saints whose aspirations are less
ambitious are promised store of good things in future for repeating the
Panchattrthilcd daily.
Page xxxv
Less familiar are Jahangirabad, Mustafa'abad, Islamabad, and Mfiminabad, for
Dacca, Rampoor, Chittagong, and Brindabun. “ Captain Orlich, in the tenth letter
of his Raise in Osiindien, says that Akbar entertained the project of establishing a
...
Less familiar are Jahangirabad, Mustafa'abad, Islamabad, and Mfiminabad, for
Dacca, Rampoor, Chittagong, and Brindabun. “ Captain Orlich, in the tenth letter
of his Raise in Osiindien, says that Akbar entertained the project of establishing a
...
Page 9
The Government census gives less than two hundred thousand; but this is too
low an estimate. The number of pilgrims annually visiting the city, moreover, is
very large, being one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand, and perhaps
more, ...
The Government census gives less than two hundred thousand; but this is too
low an estimate. The number of pilgrims annually visiting the city, moreover, is
very large, being one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand, and perhaps
more, ...
Page 10
The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants,
and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended
from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges, were worn
...
The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants,
and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended
from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges, were worn
...
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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 | Fitz-Edward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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