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Ancient mutilated Statue . — Temple of Duláreśwar . - Peepul tree at Chauki Ghát . --- Swinging gods 146 CHAPTER XIII . Durgá Kund Temple . - Bloody Sacrifices ; their meaning . - Sacred Monkeys . — Legend of Durg and Durga .
Ancient mutilated Statue . — Temple of Duláreśwar . - Peepul tree at Chauki Ghát . --- Swinging gods 146 CHAPTER XIII . Durgá Kund Temple . - Bloody Sacrifices ; their meaning . - Sacred Monkeys . — Legend of Durg and Durga .
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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'éipattana Hall , or abode of Buddhist ...
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'éipattana Hall , or abode of Buddhist ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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... or a broken bass - relief or statue , inserted into recent walls , deposited over drains , or lying neglected by the side of the road , there is nothing of an ancient character visible throughout a very large section of it .
... or a broken bass - relief or statue , inserted into recent walls , deposited over drains , or lying neglected by the side of the road , there is nothing of an ancient character visible throughout a very large section of it .
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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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