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The Benares of the present day offers numerous and varied objects of interestl 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 interestl 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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... to a great extent, without idols or temples; or, if with them, those objects were
made of perishable material. The fact of no temples or other edifices having been
discovered is regarded as a powerful reason in substantiation of this assertion.
... to a great extent, without idols or temples; or, if with them, those objects were
made of perishable material. The fact of no temples or other edifices having been
discovered is regarded as a powerful reason in substantiation of this assertion.
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All these places will, I hope, in the course of time, be thoroughly examined, and
every object of interest tending to throw any light on the subject before us, or on
the ancient history of India generally, noted and described. It is natural to believe,
...
All these places will, I hope, in the course of time, be thoroughly examined, and
every object of interest tending to throw any light on the subject before us, or on
the ancient history of India generally, noted and described. It is natural to believe,
...
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tent with destroying temples and mutilating idols, with all the zeal of fanatics, they
fixed their greedy eyes on whatever object was suited to their own purposes, and,
without scruple or any of the tenderness shown by the present rulers, seized ...
tent with destroying temples and mutilating idols, with all the zeal of fanatics, they
fixed their greedy eyes on whatever object was suited to their own purposes, and,
without scruple or any of the tenderness shown by the present rulers, seized ...
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... of many; but the staple religion of the masses is the lowest and grossest form of
ido1atry—the worship of uncouth idols, of monsters, of the linga and other
indecent figures, and of a multitude of grotesque, ill-shapen, and hideous objects.
... of many; but the staple religion of the masses is the lowest and grossest form of
ido1atry—the worship of uncouth idols, of monsters, of the linga and other
indecent figures, and of a multitude of grotesque, ill-shapen, and hideous objects.
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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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