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CHAPTER HI. Puranio form of Modern Hinduism.-—Increase of Temples in
Northern India.—Number of Temples in Benares.—Temple of Bishes'war, the idol
-king of Benares.—Ancient Temple of . XVII 19 Bishes'war, now a Mohammedan
...
CHAPTER HI. Puranio form of Modern Hinduism.-—Increase of Temples in
Northern India.—Number of Temples in Benares.—Temple of Bishes'war, the idol
-king of Benares.—Ancient Temple of . XVII 19 Bishes'war, now a Mohammedan
...
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Bishes'war, now a Mohammedan Mosque.—The Well Gyan Bapi.—Temple of Kd
-Bishes'war.—The Well Kas'i Karwat_.— Temple of Sanichar.—The goddess
Annpurné. and her temple.— Temples of Ganes' and S'ukres'war . . . CHAPTER
IV.
Bishes'war, now a Mohammedan Mosque.—The Well Gyan Bapi.—Temple of Kd
-Bishes'war.—The Well Kas'i Karwat_.— Temple of Sanichar.—The goddess
Annpurné. and her temple.— Temples of Ganes' and S'ukres'war . . . CHAPTER
IV.
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CHAPTER VIII. Temple of Jages'war, a Resort of the Native Aristocracy of
Benares.—Kas'i-Devi, Goddess of the City of Benares.—Karnghanta Talao or
Tank-Temple of the Demon Bhut-Bhairo.—- Temple of Bara Ganes'.—Jagannath.
—Satis .
CHAPTER VIII. Temple of Jages'war, a Resort of the Native Aristocracy of
Benares.—Kas'i-Devi, Goddess of the City of Benares.—Karnghanta Talao or
Tank-Temple of the Demon Bhut-Bhairo.—- Temple of Bara Ganes'.—Jagannath.
—Satis .
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Temple of the Maharaja of Benares at Ramnagar.-Raja , Cheit Singh's Tank-
Virtue of Pilgrimage to the Rz'imnagar side of Beuares.—Temple of Vedavyas.—
Panch-kosi Road, or Sacred Boundary of Benares.—Pilgrimage of the Panch-
kosi.
Temple of the Maharaja of Benares at Ramnagar.-Raja , Cheit Singh's Tank-
Virtue of Pilgrimage to the Rz'imnagar side of Beuares.—Temple of Vedavyas.—
Panch-kosi Road, or Sacred Boundary of Benares.—Pilgrimage of the Panch-
kosi.
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or Temple-monastery.-Small Building, containing Sixty Sculptures-The Seal
Chaityas.—-The Buddhist Formula.—S'akya Muni, the historical Buddha—His
visit to Benares.—-Spread of Buddhism from Benares.-Decline of Buddhism in
India.
or Temple-monastery.-Small Building, containing Sixty Sculptures-The Seal
Chaityas.—-The Buddhist Formula.—S'akya Muni, the historical Buddha—His
visit to Benares.—-Spread of Buddhism from Benares.-Decline of Buddhism in
India.
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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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