The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page xxxvi
... banks of the river , by survey , is barely three miles ; and the average depth does not exceed one mile . " Benares Illustrated , p . 12. Hiouen Thsang found Benares , in the seventh century , of not far from the same dimensions . Vide ...
... banks of the river , by survey , is barely three miles ; and the average depth does not exceed one mile . " Benares Illustrated , p . 12. Hiouen Thsang found Benares , in the seventh century , of not far from the same dimensions . Vide ...
Page 16
... banks of that stream , aiding the devotions of the numerous worshippers daily resorting thither . Devotees and pilgrims , separately , or in crowds , are seen entering or departing from the city constantly through- out the year ...
... banks of that stream , aiding the devotions of the numerous worshippers daily resorting thither . Devotees and pilgrims , separately , or in crowds , are seen entering or departing from the city constantly through- out the year ...
Page 33
... bank of the Barna , living in small villages or hamlets ; and , to the north of the present city , between it and the Barna , mausoleums , dargáhs , mosques , and even Hindu buildings , most of which are in ruins , are found in ...
... bank of the Barna , living in small villages or hamlets ; and , to the north of the present city , between it and the Barna , mausoleums , dargáhs , mosques , and even Hindu buildings , most of which are in ruins , are found in ...
Page 95
... banks of the great river to the north and north- east of the Barna stream , its southern extremity not only included of the modern city what I have termed Benares Proper , but also a thin band of what is now the Káśí division of the ...
... banks of the great river to the north and north- east of the Barna stream , its southern extremity not only included of the modern city what I have termed Benares Proper , but also a thin band of what is now the Káśí division of the ...
Page 104
... bank . Two other temples in this neighbourhood are , possibly , of the same era as the Trilochan fane . The first is the temple of Nirbuddheśwar , situated only a few steps to the south - east of this structure . It is an exceedingly ...
... bank . Two other temples in this neighbourhood are , possibly , of the same era as the Trilochan fane . The first is the temple of Nirbuddheśwar , situated only a few steps to the south - east of this structure . It is an exceedingly ...
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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