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Image of Mahzikal, or Great Fate.-—The Manikarnikzi Well and Ghat.—Legends
respecting the Well.— Temple of Tarakes'war.-Sindhia Ghat, and the Raja of
Nagpore's Ghat-Temple of Briddhkal.—Shrines of Markandes'war and Dakshes'
war.
Image of Mahzikal, or Great Fate.-—The Manikarnikzi Well and Ghat.—Legends
respecting the Well.— Temple of Tarakes'war.-Sindhia Ghat, and the Raja of
Nagpore's Ghat-Temple of Briddhkal.—Shrines of Markandes'war and Dakshes'
war.
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It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings2 was crowded into
that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and
carved oriels, to which the sacred apes. 1 See Appendix B. 2 This conjecture ...
It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings2 was crowded into
that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and
carved oriels, to which the sacred apes. 1 See Appendix B. 2 This conjecture ...
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Were a stranger, visiting Benares, to wander about amongst its shrines and
sacred places, and to take note merely of the manifold signs and manifestations
of Hinduism which he would find there, and then to quit the city without inquiring ...
Were a stranger, visiting Benares, to wander about amongst its shrines and
sacred places, and to take note merely of the manifold signs and manifestations
of Hinduism which he would find there, and then to quit the city without inquiring ...
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... the Mohammedan period which Hindus remember better than another, it is the
insulting pride of the Musulmans, the outrages which they perpetrated upon their
religious convictions, and the extensive spoliation of their temples and shrines.
... the Mohammedan period which Hindus remember better than another, it is the
insulting pride of the Musulmans, the outrages which they perpetrated upon their
religious convictions, and the extensive spoliation of their temples and shrines.
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... strongly bear out the preceding observations :— “There can be little doubt,” he
says, “that a hundred years ago, the temples, mosques, and shrines of India,
belonging to all the native religions, were by no means in a flourishing condition.
... strongly bear out the preceding observations :— “There can be little doubt,” he
says, “that a hundred years ago, the temples, mosques, and shrines of India,
belonging to all the native religions, were by no means in a flourishing condition.
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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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