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... conviction of inherent purity and sanctity are combined . He needs not the
upavita or sacred Brahmanical cord thrown over the right shoulder , or even the
streaks , in honour of his favourite deity , painted upon his forehead , to point him
out .
... conviction of inherent purity and sanctity are combined . He needs not the
upavita or sacred Brahmanical cord thrown over the right shoulder , or even the
streaks , in honour of his favourite deity , painted upon his forehead , to point him
out .
Page 42
Not content with depositing an image in a temple , they ornament its portico and
walls with deities , or arrange them in rows in the temple enclosure . You may
sometimes see twenty , fifty , and even a hundred of these idols in one place ,
many ...
Not content with depositing an image in a temple , they ornament its portico and
walls with deities , or arrange them in rows in the temple enclosure . You may
sometimes see twenty , fifty , and even a hundred of these idols in one place ,
many ...
Page 43
... known deities of the temples , to throw them away . I recall to mind a
remarkable instance of this . One day on entering the courtyard of the temple of
Annpúrņá , the goddess of plenty , my attention was arrested by an aged woman
seated on ...
... known deities of the temples , to throw them away . I recall to mind a
remarkable instance of this . One day on entering the courtyard of the temple of
Annpúrņá , the goddess of plenty , my attention was arrested by an aged woman
seated on ...
Page 44
In greeting a friend , he accosts him in the name of a deity . In a letter on business
, or on any other matter , the first word he invariably writes is the name of a god .
Should he propose an engagement of importance , he first inquires the pleasure
...
In greeting a friend , he accosts him in the name of a deity . In a letter on business
, or on any other matter , the first word he invariably writes is the name of a god .
Should he propose an engagement of importance , he first inquires the pleasure
...
Page 45
horoscope is cast ; when he is ill , the gods must be propitiated ; when he is
bereaved , the idol must be remembered ; at his death , his funeral rites are
performed in the name of one or more deities . In short , idolatry is a charm , a
fascination ...
horoscope is cast ; when he is ill , the gods must be propitiated ; when he is
bereaved , the idol must be remembered ; at his death , his funeral rites are
performed in the name of one or more deities . In short , idolatry is a charm , a
fascination ...
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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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