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Page x
Panchganga Ghat.—Legends respecting it.—Lakshmanbalzi Temple.-The
Minarets.-—Temple of Kames'wan-The Machaudarl Tirth or Place of Pilgrimage .
61 82 93 . 107 CHAPTER VIII. Temple of Jages'war, a Resort of the Native X ...
Panchganga Ghat.—Legends respecting it.—Lakshmanbalzi Temple.-The
Minarets.-—Temple of Kames'wan-The Machaudarl Tirth or Place of Pilgrimage .
61 82 93 . 107 CHAPTER VIII. Temple of Jages'war, a Resort of the Native X ...
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CHAPTER VIII. Temple of Jages'war, a Resort of the Native Aristocracy of
Benares.—Kas'i-Devi, Goddess of the City of Benares.—Karnghanta Talao or
Tank-Temple of the Demon Bhut-Bhairo.—- Temple of Bara Ganes'.—Jagannath.
—Satis .
CHAPTER VIII. Temple of Jages'war, a Resort of the Native Aristocracy of
Benares.—Kas'i-Devi, Goddess of the City of Benares.—Karnghanta Talao or
Tank-Temple of the Demon Bhut-Bhairo.—- Temple of Bara Ganes'.—Jagannath.
—Satis .
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Source of the great wealth of Benares-Its chief Articles of Commerce-Its Native
Bankers-Its P0or—Increased desire for Education-The Government or Queen's
College.-Monolith in the College Grounds.—The Normal School.—The Church of
...
Source of the great wealth of Benares-Its chief Articles of Commerce-Its Native
Bankers-Its P0or—Increased desire for Education-The Government or Queen's
College.-Monolith in the College Grounds.—The Normal School.—The Church of
...
Page xiv
Changes visible in native society.—The Brahmo Samaj.—Diminished study of
Sanskrit. ... Gunga-putras, or sons of the Ganges-Literary and Religious Societies
amongst the natives.—The Benares Institute—Nature of its discussions.—Lecture
...
Changes visible in native society.—The Brahmo Samaj.—Diminished study of
Sanskrit. ... Gunga-putras, or sons of the Ganges-Literary and Religious Societies
amongst the natives.—The Benares Institute—Nature of its discussions.—Lecture
...
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The larger of them is called, by the natives, Dhamekh,— a corruption, in all
likelihood, of an old word involving dharma as its first factor. On the word of M.
Stanislas Julien, Hiouen Thsang locates a monument “ au nord-est de la capitals,
et a ...
The larger of them is called, by the natives, Dhamekh,— a corruption, in all
likelihood, of an old word involving dharma as its first factor. On the word of M.
Stanislas Julien, Hiouen Thsang locates a monument “ au nord-est de la capitals,
et a ...
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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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