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... Kund , differ in their styles of architecture . Of the two small temples , parts of
which , though possibly altered and transposed , are still standing , the pillars of
the one are square and without ornament , BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
27.
... Kund , differ in their styles of architecture . Of the two small temples , parts of
which , though possibly altered and transposed , are still standing , the pillars of
the one are square and without ornament , BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
27.
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pillars of the one are square and without ornament , while those of the other ,
situated about three hundred yards off , are square below , then eight - sided ,
and then sixteen - sided , and are adorned with exquisitely - carved devices .
Moreover ...
pillars of the one are square and without ornament , while those of the other ,
situated about three hundred yards off , are square below , then eight - sided ,
and then sixteen - sided , and are adorned with exquisitely - carved devices .
Moreover ...
Page 59
The temple is in a square , and was erected by a Mahratta , about one hundred
years ago . On the road between these two temples is a red glaring figure of the
god Gaņeś , with silver hands , trunk , feet , ears , and poll , squatting down on the
...
The temple is in a square , and was erected by a Mahratta , about one hundred
years ago . On the road between these two temples is a red glaring figure of the
god Gaņeś , with silver hands , trunk , feet , ears , and poll , squatting down on the
...
Page 66
... and passing under an archway to the left , you come to the temple of Daņdpán ,
already partially described . Here is , also , a famous well called Kál - kúp , or the
Well of Fate . Over the trellis - work of the outer wall of the building is a square ...
... and passing under an archway to the left , you come to the temple of Daņdpán ,
already partially described . Here is , also , a famous well called Kál - kúp , or the
Well of Fate . Over the trellis - work of the outer wall of the building is a square ...
Page 74
... temple dedicated to the goddess Kálí , a small black deity cut out of stone ,
dressed in a red garment , with a garland of flowers hanging from the neck . In
front of her is a hollow space , in the form of a square , for the residence of
Mahadeva ...
... temple dedicated to the goddess Kálí , a small black deity cut out of stone ,
dressed in a red garment , with a garland of flowers hanging from the neck . In
front of her is a hollow space , in the form of a square , for the residence of
Mahadeva ...
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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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