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Page vi
... the ceremonies of the idolater — the modes of worship — the religious festivals
, and other topics , illustrative of the character which Benares maintains as the
sacred city of India , are dwelt upon , with some amount of detail , in this volume .
... the ceremonies of the idolater — the modes of worship — the religious festivals
, and other topics , illustrative of the character which Benares maintains as the
sacred city of India , are dwelt upon , with some amount of detail , in this volume .
Page xxxii
2 Professor Wilson asserts , characteristically , that Benares “ has been , from all
time , as it is at present , the high place of the Saiva worship . ” Translation of the
Vishnu - purâņa , Book V. , Chapter XXXIV . , last note . In the twelfth century , as
...
2 Professor Wilson asserts , characteristically , that Benares “ has been , from all
time , as it is at present , the high place of the Saiva worship . ” Translation of the
Vishnu - purâņa , Book V. , Chapter XXXIV . , last note . In the twelfth century , as
...
Page xxxiv
Elsewhere we read , that , “ having broken the idols in above a thousand temples
, he purified and consecrated the latter to the worship of the true God . ” Colonel
Briggs's translation from Farishta , Vol . I. , p . 179 . many centuries , is well - nigh
...
Elsewhere we read , that , “ having broken the idols in above a thousand temples
, he purified and consecrated the latter to the worship of the true God . ” Colonel
Briggs's translation from Farishta , Vol . I. , p . 179 . many centuries , is well - nigh
...
Page 9
There are a hundred temples of the ( Hindu ) gods , and about ten thousand
heretics ( Hindus ) , who , for the most part , worship the god Ta - tseu - thsaï (
Maheśwara ) . Some cut off their hair ; others preserve a tuft upon the crown of
the head ...
There are a hundred temples of the ( Hindu ) gods , and about ten thousand
heretics ( Hindus ) , who , for the most part , worship the god Ta - tseu - thsaï (
Maheśwara ) . Some cut off their hair ; others preserve a tuft upon the crown of
the head ...
Page 16
They superintend the worship of the people , and give directions respecting the
numberless ceremonies which are performed . Every sacred spot has some
peculiarity connected with it ; and it is of great moment that no punctilio should be
...
They superintend the worship of the people , and give directions respecting the
numberless ceremonies which are performed . Every sacred spot has some
peculiarity connected with it ; and it is of great moment that no punctilio should be
...
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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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