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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... River Ganges , where the river takes a broad crescent sweep toward the north . There is little in the world to compare with the splendor of Banaras , seen from the river at dawn . The rays of the early - morning sun spread across the ...
... River Ganges , where the river takes a broad crescent sweep toward the north . There is little in the world to compare with the splendor of Banaras , seen from the river at dawn . The rays of the early - morning sun spread across the ...
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... River . Omkara was the most important temple on the banks of this great tīrtha . In an ordinary year , the seasonal Matsyodari River was a north- flowing tributary of the Varana River . In a rare year of extremely heavy rains , however ...
... River . Omkara was the most important temple on the banks of this great tīrtha . In an ordinary year , the seasonal Matsyodari River was a north- flowing tributary of the Varana River . In a rare year of extremely heavy rains , however ...
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... river is excellent for bathing , then better still is the confluence of two rivers as at Adi Keshava , or five rivers as at Panchaganga . So it is with this great triumvirate of holiness : the city of Kashi , the Lord Shiva Vishveshvara ...
... river is excellent for bathing , then better still is the confluence of two rivers as at Adi Keshava , or five rivers as at Panchaganga . So it is with this great triumvirate of holiness : the city of Kashi , the Lord Shiva Vishveshvara ...
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