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 40
... present in Kāshi , but Kashi is present elsewhere . In the Himalayas , for example , on the way to the headwaters of , the Ganges , the pilgrim will come to a place called the " Northern Kashi " ( Uttara Kashi ) . Just like its ...
... present in Kāshi , but Kashi is present elsewhere . In the Himalayas , for example , on the way to the headwaters of , the Ganges , the pilgrim will come to a place called the " Northern Kashi " ( Uttara Kashi ) . Just like its ...
Page 142
... present in Kāshi , but several other tīrthas of this Himalayan tier are present here as well . In the Kedāra Temple is the famous shrine of Vishnu , Badrīnāth , the Vaishnava counterpart to Kedarnath in the Uttara Khanda section of the ...
... present in Kāshi , but several other tīrthas of this Himalayan tier are present here as well . In the Kedāra Temple is the famous shrine of Vishnu , Badrīnāth , the Vaishnava counterpart to Kedarnath in the Uttara Khanda section of the ...
Page 214
... present in other rivers , but other rivers are present in her . A modern Hindu author writes , " When a pilgrim dives into the sacred waters of the Ganges , he feels the thrill of plunging into the waters of all the rivers of India ...
... present in other rivers , but other rivers are present in her . A modern Hindu author writes , " When a pilgrim dives into the sacred waters of the Ganges , he feels the thrill of plunging into the waters of all the rivers of India ...
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