Banaras, City of LightColumbia University Press, 1999 - 427 pages "In BANARAS, Diana Eck . . . has written a notable book about this greatest of Indian pilgrimage sites. . . . Her brilliant, comprehensive book seems likely to remain for a long time the definitive work on this great Indian city".--WASHINGTON POST. 61 photos. 7 maps. |
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... known as the Babri Masjid and said by Hindus to be built from the structural components of the temple of Lord Rama , which previously stood at that very site . Leading this new form of Hindu nationalism , the VHP also targeted two other ...
... known as the Babri Masjid and said by Hindus to be built from the structural components of the temple of Lord Rama , which previously stood at that very site . Leading this new form of Hindu nationalism , the VHP also targeted two other ...
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... known as the " Jnāna Vāpī mosque " because of its proximity to the Hindu " Well of Wis- dom , " a deep circular sacred well set in a pavilion squarely between the mosque and temple . It is noteworthy that this juxtaposition of temple ...
... known as the " Jnāna Vāpī mosque " because of its proximity to the Hindu " Well of Wis- dom , " a deep circular sacred well set in a pavilion squarely between the mosque and temple . It is noteworthy that this juxtaposition of temple ...
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... known hospices for those who have come to the city to die . Taking a very different approach , the anthropologist Lawrence Cohen challenges the very construction of what constitutes " old age " through a Banaras - based fieldwork study ...
... known hospices for those who have come to the city to die . Taking a very different approach , the anthropologist Lawrence Cohen challenges the very construction of what constitutes " old age " through a Banaras - based fieldwork study ...
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Adi Keshava ancient Annapūrnā ascetic auspicious Avimukta Avimukteshvara Banaras bathing Bhairava Bindu Bindu Madhava Brahma brahmin Buddha Buddhist called century B.C. city's cremation ground Dandapani darshana Dashashvamedha death deities Devi dharma divine Divodāsa Durgā earth famous festival Forest of Bliss ganas Ganesha Gangā Gauri Ghat goddess gods Gupta heaven Himalayas Hindu holy honored Jātaka Kāla Kāla Bhairava Kāma Kashi Kāshi Khanda Kedāra Khanda King Krishna Kund lanes liberation linga of light live located Lolārka Lord Shiva Mahābhārata māhātmyas Manikarnikā Matsya Matsyodari moksha mosque Muslim myth nāgas Nārāyana Nikumbha North India Omkara Panchaganga Panchakroshi Road Pārvatī pilgrimage pilgrims Prayaga Purāna Rāma Rāmāyana religious rites ritual riverfront sacred city sage Sankatā sannyasins Sanskrit season Shakti Shiva linga shrine sins Skanda story symbol tīrthas tradition Trilochana Tulsi Vāpī Varana Vārānasī Vedas Vinayaka Vishnu Vishvanatha Temple Vishveshvara waters waxing fortnight worship yakshas