Banāras, City of LightKnopf, 1982 - 427 pages An account of the sacred history, geography, and art of the city of Banāras, one of the oldest living cities in the world, and a symbol of Hindu culture. |
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Page 285
... Rama . From here Rāma went forth into exile , along with his brother , Lakshmana , and his wife , Sītā . After years of strug- gle , Rāma finally returned to Ayodhya , the episode enacted in the famous Bharat Milap fair in Kāshi . South ...
... Rama . From here Rāma went forth into exile , along with his brother , Lakshmana , and his wife , Sītā . After years of strug- gle , Rāma finally returned to Ayodhya , the episode enacted in the famous Bharat Milap fair in Kāshi . South ...
Page 333
... Rāma , Rāma ” that is spoken . The scholar Nārāyana Bhatta in his sixteenth - century digest , the Tristhalīsetu , cites scriptural evidence for both views . On one level , of course , Rāma is the hero - avatara of the Rāmāyana . But ...
... Rāma , Rāma ” that is spoken . The scholar Nārāyana Bhatta in his sixteenth - century digest , the Tristhalīsetu , cites scriptural evidence for both views . On one level , of course , Rāma is the hero - avatara of the Rāmāyana . But ...
Page 423
... Rāma Ghat , 230-1 , 234 , 271 Rāmakrishna , 332 Rāma Kund , 50 , 285 , 289 , 329 , 357 Rāmānanda , 86 , 235 , 287 Rāma Navami , 258 Rāmānuja , 59 , 86 Rāma Pura , 285 Rāmāyana , 36 , 87 , 261 , 263 Ramcharitmanas , 87–9 Rameshvaram , 38 ...
... Rāma Ghat , 230-1 , 234 , 271 Rāmakrishna , 332 Rāma Kund , 50 , 285 , 289 , 329 , 357 Rāmānanda , 86 , 235 , 287 Rāma Navami , 258 Rāmānuja , 59 , 86 Rāma Pura , 285 Rāmāyana , 36 , 87 , 261 , 263 Ramcharitmanas , 87–9 Rameshvaram , 38 ...
Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 3 |
BANARAS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 43 |
3 | 94 |
Copyright | |
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According ancient appeared Banaras bathing became become beginning Bhairava body Brahma brahmin called century course cremation darshana Dashashvamedha death deities described destroyed Devi dharma directions divine dwell earth entire especially established example famous festival Finally five flowers followed Forest fortnight four Ganesha Ganges Ghat goddess gods ground heaven Hindu holy honored important India Kashi Kāshi Khanda Kedara King known Krishna Kund lanes leave liberation light linga live located Lord māhātmyas Manikarnika means month myth night North offerings origin period pilgrimage pilgrims popular present Purāna religious rites ritual river Road sacred sacred city Sanskrit season seen Shiva shrine sins sometimes stands stone story symbol temple thousand tirthas tradition universe Vārānasī Vishnu Vishvanatha Vishveshvara visited waters whole worship yakshas