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The Benares of the present day offers numerous and varied objects of interest ' to
the contemplation of the devout Hindu ; and yet , a very few of them excepted , to
speculate touching their age , in reliance on the data hitherto made available ...
The Benares of the present day offers numerous and varied objects of interest ' to
the contemplation of the devout Hindu ; and yet , a very few of them excepted , to
speculate touching their age , in reliance on the data hitherto made available ...
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... to a great extent , without idols or temples ; or , if with them , those objects were
made of perishable material . The fact of no temples or other edifices having
been discovered is regarded as a powerful reason in substantiation of this
assertion ...
... to a great extent , without idols or temples ; or , if with them , those objects were
made of perishable material . The fact of no temples or other edifices having
been discovered is regarded as a powerful reason in substantiation of this
assertion ...
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All these places will , I hope , in the course of time , be thoroughly examined , and
every object of interest tending to throw any light on the subject before us , or on
the ancient history of India generally , noted and described . It is natural to ...
All these places will , I hope , in the course of time , be thoroughly examined , and
every object of interest tending to throw any light on the subject before us , or on
the ancient history of India generally , noted and described . It is natural to ...
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tent with destroying temples and mutilating idols , with all the zeal of fanatics ,
they fised their greedy eyes on whatever object was suited to their own purposes
, and , without scruple or any of the tenderness shown by the present rulers ...
tent with destroying temples and mutilating idols , with all the zeal of fanatics ,
they fised their greedy eyes on whatever object was suited to their own purposes
, and , without scruple or any of the tenderness shown by the present rulers ...
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... many ; but the staple religion of the masses is the lowest and grossest form of
idolatry — the worship of uncouth idols , of monsters , of the linga and other
indecent figures , and of a multitude of grotesque , ill - shapen , and hideous
objects .
... many ; but the staple religion of the masses is the lowest and grossest form of
idolatry — the worship of uncouth idols , of monsters , of the linga and other
indecent figures , and of a multitude of grotesque , ill - shapen , and hideous
objects .
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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 | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Jul 2005 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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