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Here , very much as just above , having to do with a Latin interpolation , he sets
out with describing it as such , and as offering “ un reste de ressemblance qu'on
entrevoit encore à travers la corruption du mot ; ” and , a little while afterwards ,
as ...
Here , very much as just above , having to do with a Latin interpolation , he sets
out with describing it as such , and as offering “ un reste de ressemblance qu'on
entrevoit encore à travers la corruption du mot ; ” and , a little while afterwards ,
as ...
Page 16
They receive the offerings , the alms , the public dinners , and the good things
which devout Hindus are ever ready to bestow . Some of them - not a few in
number — are termed “ Sons of the Ganges , " and are chiefly found on the banks
of that ...
They receive the offerings , the alms , the public dinners , and the good things
which devout Hindus are ever ready to bestow . Some of them - not a few in
number — are termed “ Sons of the Ganges , " and are chiefly found on the banks
of that ...
Page 39
... shrines of their protecting divinities with a shower of endowments and offerings
which remain in measure to the present day . Hinduism now is , externally , in a
much more flourishing condition than it was then . All over North India especially
...
... shrines of their protecting divinities with a shower of endowments and offerings
which remain in measure to the present day . Hinduism now is , externally , in a
much more flourishing condition than it was then . All over North India especially
...
Page 44
... in his own fashion , a religious man of very great earnestness ; but his religion
takes the form of idolatry . Idolatry , enters into all the associations and concerns
of his life . He can take no step without it . He carries his offerings publicly in the ...
... in his own fashion , a religious man of very great earnestness ; but his religion
takes the form of idolatry . Idolatry , enters into all the associations and concerns
of his life . He can take no step without it . He carries his offerings publicly in the ...
Page 48
His subjects must , first of all , worship him , and must bring their offerings to his
shrine , of which he , or rather his rapacious priests , are exceedingly fond .
Although without mouth or throat , his thirst seems to be great ; for one of the most
...
His subjects must , first of all , worship him , and must bring their offerings to his
shrine , of which he , or rather his rapacious priests , are exceedingly fond .
Although without mouth or throat , his thirst seems to be great ; for one of the most
...
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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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