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Page xi
Bál - Krishna and Chaturbhuj Idols . - Máneswar Temple . — The great Image of
Tilubhaņdeswar.Ancient mutilated Statue . — Temple of Duláreśwar . — Peepul
tree at Chauki Ghát . - Swinging gods 146 CHAPTER XIII . Durga Kuņd Temple .
Bál - Krishna and Chaturbhuj Idols . - Máneswar Temple . — The great Image of
Tilubhaņdeswar.Ancient mutilated Statue . — Temple of Duláreśwar . — Peepul
tree at Chauki Ghát . - Swinging gods 146 CHAPTER XIII . Durga Kuņd Temple .
Page xii
Discovery of large numbers of Statues and Bass - reliefs.- Excavated Chamber .
Foundation of an Ancient Tower — Major - General Cunningham's Description of
it.- The Chaukandí Tower . - The l'áipattana Hall , or abode of Buddhist Devotees
...
Discovery of large numbers of Statues and Bass - reliefs.- Excavated Chamber .
Foundation of an Ancient Tower — Major - General Cunningham's Description of
it.- The Chaukandí Tower . - The l'áipattana Hall , or abode of Buddhist Devotees
...
Page xxviii
In the capital were twenty Hindu temples , and a latten statue of Siva , a hundred
feet in height . We are not apprised whether there were any sacred edifices of the
pilgrim's fellowreligionists in the capital itself ; and the obvious inference is , that ...
In the capital were twenty Hindu temples , and a latten statue of Siva , a hundred
feet in height . We are not apprised whether there were any sacred edifices of the
pilgrim's fellowreligionists in the capital itself ; and the obvious inference is , that ...
Page 25
As instances of ruthless spoliation , I may here remark , that , in the erection of
one of the bridges over the river Barna , forty - eight statues and other sculptured
stones were removed from Sárnáth and thrown into the river , to serve as a ...
As instances of ruthless spoliation , I may here remark , that , in the erection of
one of the bridges over the river Barna , forty - eight statues and other sculptured
stones were removed from Sárnáth and thrown into the river , to serve as a ...
Page 26
Now , it is necessary to state , that much of the existing city has been erected in
comparatively modern times , and , with the exception of an occasional bit of old
frieze or cornice , or a broken bass - relief or statue , inserted into recent walls ...
Now , it is necessary to state , that much of the existing city has been erected in
comparatively modern times , and , with the exception of an occasional bit of old
frieze or cornice , or a broken bass - relief or statue , inserted into recent walls ...
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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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