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is , therefore , a common reply which one receives , on inquiring the date of any
given shrine , that it is without date , and has always existed . . These original
sites are numerous ; and each has a history of its own . For instance , the pandits
say ...
is , therefore , a common reply which one receives , on inquiring the date of any
given shrine , that it is without date , and has always existed . . These original
sites are numerous ; and each has a history of its own . For instance , the pandits
say ...
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
...
Page 55
This is Ád - Bisheswar , that is , the temple of “ the Primeval Lord of All . ” The
natives in the neighbourhood all regard this shrine as of an epoch anterior to that
of the old Bisheswar , the ruins of which , as already stated , form a constituent ...
This is Ád - Bisheswar , that is , the temple of “ the Primeval Lord of All . ” The
natives in the neighbourhood all regard this shrine as of an epoch anterior to that
of the old Bisheswar , the ruins of which , as already stated , form a constituent ...
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... the latter is crowded with figures intermingled with a multitude of short gilded
spires . Proceeding a little beyond these temples , we come to a small shrine
dedicated to Sanichar , or the planet Saturn . The deity within , representing the
planet ...
... the latter is crowded with figures intermingled with a multitude of short gilded
spires . Proceeding a little beyond these temples , we come to a small shrine
dedicated to Sanichar , or the planet Saturn . The deity within , representing the
planet ...
Page 59
In one corner of this quadrangle is a small shrine dedicated to the Sun. The idol
representing the Sun is seated in a chariot drawn by seven horses , and is
surrounded by a glory indicative of the rays of light which he emits from his
person in all ...
In one corner of this quadrangle is a small shrine dedicated to the Sun. The idol
representing the Sun is seated in a chariot drawn by seven horses , and is
surrounded by a glory indicative of the rays of light which he emits from his
person in all ...
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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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