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Page 45
Moreover , it is of great importance to bear in mind , that , as a man can hardly be better than his religion , the nature of the Hindu partakes of the supposed nature of the gods whom he worships . And what is that nature ?
Moreover , it is of great importance to bear in mind , that , as a man can hardly be better than his religion , the nature of the Hindu partakes of the supposed nature of the gods whom he worships . And what is that nature ?
Page 48
The agents of the koțwál are stationed all along the Panch - kosí road , and are the gods or idols located there , who are supposed to act as chaukidárs or watchmen over the entire boundary . The office of these watchmen is to ward off ...
The agents of the koțwál are stationed all along the Panch - kosí road , and are the gods or idols located there , who are supposed to act as chaukidárs or watchmen over the entire boundary . The office of these watchmen is to ward off ...
Page 57
A few steps further on is Annpúrņá , a goddess of great repute in Benares , inasmuch as , under the express orders of Bisheswar , she is supposed to feed all its inhabitants , and to take care that none suffer from hunger .
A few steps further on is Annpúrņá , a goddess of great repute in Benares , inasmuch as , under the express orders of Bisheswar , she is supposed to feed all its inhabitants , and to take care that none suffer from hunger .
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... who may conceive the vain design of ending their days at this hallowed spot , eventually , it is supposed , obtain salvation , it is of the utmost importance that he should perform the functions of his high office wisely and well .
... who may conceive the vain design of ending their days at this hallowed spot , eventually , it is supposed , obtain salvation , it is of the utmost importance that he should perform the functions of his high office wisely and well .
Page 70
... is so tucked in as to resemble the cloth which a barber wraps about a man before shaving him . At the feet of the god is the figure of a rat , -- the a animal on which he is supposed to ride , —and BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 71.
... is so tucked in as to resemble the cloth which a barber wraps about a man before shaving him . At the feet of the god is the figure of a rat , -- the a animal on which he is supposed to ride , —and BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 71.
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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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