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Page ix
19 CHAPTER III . Puranic form of Modern Hinduism . - Increase of Temples in
Northern India . - Number of Temples in Benares.- Temple of Bisheswar , the idol
- king of Benares.- Ancient Temple of Bisheswar , now a Mohammedan Mosque .
19 CHAPTER III . Puranic form of Modern Hinduism . - Increase of Temples in
Northern India . - Number of Temples in Benares.- Temple of Bisheswar , the idol
- king of Benares.- Ancient Temple of Bisheswar , now a Mohammedan Mosque .
Page x
Bisheswar , now a Mohammedan Mosque . - The Well Gyán Bápí . — Temple of
Ad - Bisheswar . — The Well Káší Karwat.Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess
Annpúrņá and her temple.Temples of Gaņeś and Sukreśwar 37 CHAPTER IV .
Bisheswar , now a Mohammedan Mosque . - The Well Gyán Bápí . — Temple of
Ad - Bisheswar . — The Well Káší Karwat.Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess
Annpúrņá and her temple.Temples of Gaņeś and Sukreśwar 37 CHAPTER IV .
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Ancient Remains , No. II . , near Ráj Ghát Fort.Ancient Remains , No. III . , Small
Mosque in the Budáon Mahalla . — Ancient Mound or Ridge.- Ancient Remains ,
No. IV . , Tiliyá Nálá and Maqdam Sahib . — Ancient Remains , No. V. , Lát Bhairo
...
Ancient Remains , No. II . , near Ráj Ghát Fort.Ancient Remains , No. III . , Small
Mosque in the Budáon Mahalla . — Ancient Mound or Ridge.- Ancient Remains ,
No. IV . , Tiliyá Nálá and Maqdam Sahib . — Ancient Remains , No. V. , Lát Bhairo
...
Page xxxv
At the command of that harsh bigot , its principal temples were laid in ruins , and
mosques , constructed from their materials ... of his Reise in Ostindien , says that
Akbar entertained the project of establishing a mosque over the Jnânavâpi well .
At the command of that harsh bigot , its principal temples were laid in ruins , and
mosques , constructed from their materials ... of his Reise in Ostindien , says that
Akbar entertained the project of establishing a mosque over the Jnânavâpi well .
Page 28
When we compare the simple bracket or cruciform capital and its plain square
shaft and base , such as we find in the pillars of the cloisters around the platform
of Aurungzeb's mosque behind the modern Bisheśwar temple , and also in the ...
When we compare the simple bracket or cruciform capital and its plain square
shaft and base , such as we find in the pillars of the cloisters around the platform
of Aurungzeb's mosque behind the modern Bisheśwar temple , and also in the ...
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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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