The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 24
... James Prinsep , the great Indian archæologist , was a resident in the city for about ten years ; but it does not appear that he made any important discoveries in it . His " Views of Benares " are chiefly of a 24 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... James Prinsep , the great Indian archæologist , was a resident in the city for about ten years ; but it does not appear that he made any important discoveries in it . His " Views of Benares " are chiefly of a 24 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 34
... residence of Cheit Singh , in the time of Warren Hastings , but is no longer inhabited by the Rajas of Benares . The third fort is that in which the present Raja dwells , and is situated at Rámnagar , upwards of a mile to the south ...
... residence of Cheit Singh , in the time of Warren Hastings , but is no longer inhabited by the Rajas of Benares . The third fort is that in which the present Raja dwells , and is situated at Rámnagar , upwards of a mile to the south ...
Page 74
... residence of Mahádeva ; and outside of it is a bull , for the god to ride on . their h gets the howeve or eleph To the right of Kálí , leaning against the wall , are figures of Gaṇeś and Párvatí ; and to the left of the latter are ...
... residence of Mahádeva ; and outside of it is a bull , for the god to ride on . their h gets the howeve or eleph To the right of Kálí , leaning against the wall , are figures of Gaṇeś and Párvatí ; and to the left of the latter are ...
Page 75
... residence for devotees . Close by is another quadrangle , the residence of the deity Briddhkál . The shrine within contains two compartments , one of which Briddhkál occupies . He sits BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 75.
... residence for devotees . Close by is another quadrangle , the residence of the deity Briddhkál . The shrine within contains two compartments , one of which Briddhkál occupies . He sits BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 75.
Page 79
... residence on the Kailas mountain . The rest of the deities also departed , with the exception of Brahmá , who remained behind , in order to talk with Raja Daksh , to whom he represented , in its true colours , the heinous sin he had ...
... residence on the Kailas mountain . The rest of the deities also departed , with the exception of Brahmá , who remained behind , in order to talk with Raja Daksh , to whom he represented , in its true colours , the heinous sin he had ...
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ANCIENT REMAINS antiquity architraves Asiatic Aśoka Bakaríyá Kund banks Bará Barna bass-relief bathe Bengal Bisheswar Bodhi Brahmans bricks Buddha Buddhist building built capitals carved centre chaityas Cheit Singh Christian Chunar city of Benares cloister deer deities distance divine Durgá edifice enclosure entire erected excavations existence extent feet in height festival figure five formerly four Gaṇeś Ganges goddess ground held Hian Hindu Hinduism Hiouen Thsang honour hundred idolatry idols inches India inscription James Prinsep Jou-laï the Tathágata Káśí king large number Mahadeva Mahalla medan Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque mound native neighbourhood niches northern original ornamented persons pilgrimage pilgrims pillars portion present quadrangle Ráj Ghát Raja Rám Rámnagar regarded religion religious remarkable river road ruins sacred Sangam Sanskrit Sárnáth sculptured shrine side Siva spot square stands statue stone Stupa tank temple terrace tower Vihára Vishnu wall Warren Hastings worship