The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. 1 ! Photographed by D. Tresham , Esq . .. น.
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. 1 ! Photographed by D. Tresham , Esq . .. น.
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. Lecture delivered before the Benares Institute , published in the Transactions of that Society . I would express my warmest thanks to CHARLES HORNE , Esq . , C.S. ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. Lecture delivered before the Benares Institute , published in the Transactions of that Society . I would express my warmest thanks to CHARLES HORNE , Esq . , C.S. ...
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... Ancient Buildings to be obtained either from Hindus or from their sacred writings . - Preference of the Old Fanes by Pilgrims . Trilochan Temple . - Legends respecting Trilochan . -The Idolater's idea of the benefit resulting from ...
... Ancient Buildings to be obtained either from Hindus or from their sacred writings . - Preference of the Old Fanes by Pilgrims . Trilochan Temple . - Legends respecting Trilochan . -The Idolater's idea of the benefit resulting from ...
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. INTRODUCTION . ALIKE as to limits and as to influence , the Indian kingdoms of former times were , with few exceptions , inconsiderable ; such of them as lay ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. INTRODUCTION . ALIKE as to limits and as to influence , the Indian kingdoms of former times were , with few exceptions , inconsiderable ; such of them as lay ...
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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-laï 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