 ... called the Burning Ghat, leading down from the streets above to the bed of the river Ganges, the Dom supplies five logs of wood, which he lays in order upon the ground, the rest of the wood being given by the family of the deceased. When the pile...  A Hand-book of Benares - Page 38by Arthur Parker - 1901 - 85 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Matthew Atmore Sherring - 1872 - 452 pages
...above to the bed of the river Ganges, the Dom supplies five logs of wood, which he lays in order upon the ground, the rest of the wood being given by the...handful of lighted straw is brought by the Dom, and is talien from him and applied by one of the chief members of the family to the wood. The Dom is the only... | |
 | Matthew Atmore Sherring - 1872 - 454 pages
...ghats, called the Burning Ghat, leading down from the streets above to the bed of the river Ganges, the Dom supplies five logs of wood, which he lays in order upon the ground, the rest of the wood being given by the family of the deceased. When the pile is ready... | |
 | Matthew Atmore Sherring - 1872 - 456 pages
...ghats, called the Burning Ghat, leading down from the streets above to the bed of the river Ganges, the Dom supplies five logs of wood, which he lays in order upon the ground, the rest of the wood being given by the family of the deceased. When the pile is ready... | |
 | William Crooke - 1896 - 572 pages
...(ghat:) called the Burning Ghat, leading down from the streets above to the bed of the River Granges, the Dom supplies five logs of wood, which he lays in order upon the ground, the rest of the wood being given by the family of the deceased. When the pile is ready... | |
 | William Crooke - 1907 - 364 pages
...to the funeral of a wealthy client in his own palanquin. When the corpse arrives at the river bank the Dom supplies five logs of wood, which he lays in order on the ground as a foundation for the pyre, which is then completed with other fuel brought by the relatives of the... | |
 | William Crooke - 1907 - 364 pages
...to the funeral of a wealthy client in his own palanquin. When the corpse arrives at the river bank the Dom supplies five logs of wood, which he lays in order on the ground as a foundation for the pyre, which is then completed with other fuel brought by the relatives of the... | |
 | Robert Vane Russell - 1916 - 1528 pages
...ghats, called the BurningGhat, leading down from the streets above to the bed of the river Ganges, the Dom supplies five logs of wood, which he lays in order upon the ground, the rest of the wood being given by the family of the deceased. When the pile is ready... | |
 | William Crooke - 1999 - 499 pages
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 | India. Office of the Registrar General - 1971 - 564 pages
...(ghat) called the Burning Ghat, leading down from the streets above to the bed of the River Ganges, the Dom supplies five logs of wood, which he lays in order upon the ground, the rest of the wood being given by the family of the deceased. When the pile is ready... | |
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