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Page vi
I have deemed it of moment , also , in a book of this nature , to make some
observations on the influence which education , European civilization , and ,
above all , Christianity , are now exerting upon the city . As Benares has held a
foremost ...
I have deemed it of moment , also , in a book of this nature , to make some
observations on the influence which education , European civilization , and ,
above all , Christianity , are now exerting upon the city . As Benares has held a
foremost ...
Page xii
Raja Cheit Singh ; History of his Insurrection and of the proceedings of Warren
Hastings in connexion therewith 197 CHAPTER XVII . Hindu and Mohammedan
Melás or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares 213 CHAPTER XVIII .
Raja Cheit Singh ; History of his Insurrection and of the proceedings of Warren
Hastings in connexion therewith 197 CHAPTER XVII . Hindu and Mohammedan
Melás or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares 213 CHAPTER XVIII .
Page xxix
... de Po - lo - ni - sse ( Vârâņaçî ) , ” “ rivière Po - lo - ni - ssé ( Varâņasî ) ; " and
he proceeds to suggest , -- as I have shown above , in note 2 to p . xviii . ,that the
city of Benares borrowed its appellation from that of this imaginary stream , held ...
... de Po - lo - ni - sse ( Vârâņaçî ) , ” “ rivière Po - lo - ni - ssé ( Varâņasî ) ; " and
he proceeds to suggest , -- as I have shown above , in note 2 to p . xviii . ,that the
city of Benares borrowed its appellation from that of this imaginary stream , held ...
Page 52
... place held so sacred by the Hindus , and around which their closest
sympathies are gathered , is a constant source of heart - burnings and feuds both
to Hindus and Mohammedans . The former , while unwillingly allowing the latter
to retain ...
... place held so sacred by the Hindus , and around which their closest
sympathies are gathered , is a constant source of heart - burnings and feuds both
to Hindus and Mohammedans . The former , while unwillingly allowing the latter
to retain ...
Page 67
Of all places of pilgrimage throughout Hindostan , this well is held , by many , to
be the most , or amongst the most , efficacious for bestowing salvation . Yet the
story connected with its origin is wild enough BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
Of all places of pilgrimage throughout Hindostan , this well is held , by many , to
be the most , or amongst the most , efficacious for bestowing salvation . Yet the
story connected with its origin is wild enough BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
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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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