The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 45
... supposed nature of the gods whom he worships . And what is that nature ? According to the traditions handed about amongst the natives , and constantly dwelt upon in their conversation , and referred to in their popular songs , which ...
... supposed nature of the gods whom he worships . And what is that nature ? According to the traditions handed about amongst the natives , and constantly dwelt upon in their conversation , and referred to in their popular songs , which ...
Page 48
... supposed to act as chaukidárs or watchmen over the entire boundary . The office of these watchmen is to ward off all evil from the sacred city , to contend with such enemies as they may meet with endeavouring to break in upon the outer ...
... supposed to act as chaukidárs or watchmen over the entire boundary . The office of these watchmen is to ward off all evil from the sacred city , to contend with such enemies as they may meet with endeavouring to break in upon the outer ...
Page 57
... supposed to feed all its inhabitants , and to take care that none suffer from hunger . The people have a tradition , that , when Benares was first inhabited , Annpúrná found that the task of feeding so many persons was too heavy for her ...
... supposed to feed all its inhabitants , and to take care that none suffer from hunger . The people have a tradition , that , when Benares was first inhabited , Annpúrná found that the task of feeding so many persons was too heavy for her ...
Page 61
... supposed , obtain salvation , it is of the utmost import- ance that he should perform the functions of his high office wisely and well . It is a natural result , therefore , of his possessing such vast authority , that , for the ...
... supposed , obtain salvation , it is of the utmost import- ance that he should perform the functions of his high office wisely and well . It is a natural result , therefore , of his possessing such vast authority , that , for the ...
Page 70
... 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 animal on which he is supposed to ride , and BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 71.
... 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 animal on which he is supposed to ride , and BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 71.
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ANCIENT REMAINS antiquity architraves Asiatic Aśoka Bakaríyá Kund banks Bará Barna bass-relief bathe Bengal Bisheswar Bodhi Brahmans bricks Buddha Buddhist building built capitals carved centre chaityas Cheit Singh Christian Chunar city of Benares cloister deer deities distance divine Durgá edifice enclosure entire erected excavations existence extent feet in height festival figure five formerly four Gaṇeś Ganges goddess ground held Hian Hindu Hinduism Hiouen Thsang honour hundred idolatry idols inches India inscription James Prinsep Jou-laď the Tathágata Káśí king large number Mahadeva Mahalla medan Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque mound native neighbourhood niches northern original ornamented persons pilgrimage pilgrims pillars portion present quadrangle Ráj Ghát Raja Rám Rámnagar regarded religion religious remarkable river road ruins sacred Sangam Sanskrit Sárnáth sculptured shrine side Siva spot square stands statue stone Stupa tank temple terrace tower Vihára Vishnu wall Warren Hastings worship