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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... tradition which have interested me ever since - its complex mythological imagination , its prodigious display of divine images , its elaborate ritual traditions , and its understanding of the relation of life and death . It was Banaras ...
... tradition which have interested me ever since - its complex mythological imagination , its prodigious display of divine images , its elaborate ritual traditions , and its understanding of the relation of life and death . It was Banaras ...
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... tradition . As we survey the riverfront at dawn , we are challenged to comprehend the whole of India in one sweeping glance . The India we see here reflects the elaborate and ancient ritual tra- dition of Hinduism . It is a tradition of ...
... tradition . As we survey the riverfront at dawn , we are challenged to comprehend the whole of India in one sweeping glance . The India we see here reflects the elaborate and ancient ritual tra- dition of Hinduism . It is a tradition of ...
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... tradition like a palimpsest , an old parchment that has been written upon and imperfectly erased again and again , leaving the old layers partially visible . It is precisely because Banaras has become a symbol of traditional Hindu India ...
... tradition like a palimpsest , an old parchment that has been written upon and imperfectly erased again and again , leaving the old layers partially visible . It is precisely because Banaras has become a symbol of traditional Hindu 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