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Page 51
The temple of Bisheswar , including the tower , is fiftyone feet in height . The
space between the temples of Bisheswar and Mahadeva , beneath the dome , is
used as a belfry ; and as many as nine bells are suspended in it . One is of
elegant ...
The temple of Bisheswar , including the tower , is fiftyone feet in height . The
space between the temples of Bisheswar and Mahadeva , beneath the dome , is
used as a belfry ; and as many as nine bells are suspended in it . One is of
elegant ...
Page 54
... the chief objects in which have been thus briefly described , and looking
beyond in a north - westerly direction , the eye falls on a temple about sixty feet in
height , situated one hundred and fifty 54 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... the chief objects in which have been thus briefly described , and looking
beyond in a north - westerly direction , the eye falls on a temple about sixty feet in
height , situated one hundred and fifty 54 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Page 151
... together with a small piece of ground in connexion with it , is raised to a
considerable height above the streets in the neighbourhood , the ascent being
effected by steps . The temple , consequently , is a BENARES , PAST AND
PRESENT .
... together with a small piece of ground in connexion with it , is raised to a
considerable height above the streets in the neighbourhood , the ascent being
effected by steps . The temple , consequently , is a BENARES , PAST AND
PRESENT .
Page 152
Its head is two feet in height , and a foot in breadth ; and its body is of
proportionate size . The height of the head is partly owing to the mode in which
the hair is arranged upon it ; for it is plaited and bound round the crown , so as to
have the ...
Its head is two feet in height , and a foot in breadth ; and its body is of
proportionate size . The height of the head is partly owing to the mode in which
the hair is arranged upon it ; for it is plaited and bound round the crown , so as to
have the ...
Page 192
... twice its present height ; and it was also prophesied , that , when its top should
become level with the ground , all nations should be of one caste . The throwing
down , therefore , of this pillar was regarded as most ominous and dangerous to ...
... twice its present height ; and it was also prophesied , that , when its top should
become level with the ground , all nations should be of one caste . The throwing
down , therefore , of this pillar was regarded as most ominous and dangerous to ...
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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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