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Whence it arose history has Something of the same sort is to be seen in the fifth chapter of the Kasi - khanda . Father Vivien de Saint - Martin — the genesis of whose fictitious river I trace in note 2 to p . xxviii . , - began with ...
Whence it arose history has Something of the same sort is to be seen in the fifth chapter of the Kasi - khanda . Father Vivien de Saint - Martin — the genesis of whose fictitious river I trace in note 2 to p . xxviii . , - began with ...
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... in the Chinese , a gloss , —delusively appropriated by the translator , as we have seen , notifying that the kingdom so named had aforetime been called , by mistake , Po - lo - naï ; the spelling , in passing , of the Foě Kouě Ki .
... in the Chinese , a gloss , —delusively appropriated by the translator , as we have seen , notifying that the kingdom so named had aforetime been called , by mistake , Po - lo - naï ; the spelling , in passing , of the Foě Kouě Ki .
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Families of great wealth , whose houses are filled with rare and precious things , are to be seen . The people are gentle and polished , and esteem highly those who are devoted to a studious life . The greater portion of them believe in ...
Families of great wealth , whose houses are filled with rare and precious things , are to be seen . The people are gentle and polished , and esteem highly those who are devoted to a studious life . The greater portion of them believe in ...
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For picturesqueness and grandeur , no sight in all the world can well surpass that of Benares as seen from the river Ganges . Macaulay's graphic description of her appearance towards the close of the last century is ...
For picturesqueness and grandeur , no sight in all the world can well surpass that of Benares as seen from the river Ganges . Macaulay's graphic description of her appearance towards the close of the last century is ...
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... erect , proud , self - conscious , he walks along with the air of a man unlike any I have ever seen , in which selfsufficiency , a sense of superiority , and the conviction of inherent purity and sanctity are combined .
... erect , proud , self - conscious , he walks along with the air of a man unlike any I have ever seen , in which selfsufficiency , a sense of superiority , and the conviction of inherent purity and sanctity are combined .
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already ancient antiquity appearance banks base bathe believe Benares body Brahmans Buddha Buddhist building built called capitals carved century character Christian considerable contains deities described distance divine edifice enclosure entire erected existence extent face feet figure five former formerly four Ganges Ghát give goddess gods Government ground hands head height held Hindu honour hundred idols images inches India interest king latter leading less Mahadeva Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque native object observed offerings once original pass perhaps period persons pilgrims pillars portion position present probably Raja reason received referred regarded religion religious remains remarkable representing residence respecting river road ruins sacred seen shrine side situated Siva square stands statue stone supposed tank temple thousand tower various wall whole worship
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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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