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They will , it is hoped , give some idea of the wonderful artistic wealth of Benares
life , and at the same time be more instructive than those of ordinary books of
travel . The authorities consulted include Sherring ' s Sacred City of the Hindus ...
They will , it is hoped , give some idea of the wonderful artistic wealth of Benares
life , and at the same time be more instructive than those of ordinary books of
travel . The authorities consulted include Sherring ' s Sacred City of the Hindus ...
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The celebrated Hindi translation of the Râmâyana is said to have been written by
Tulsi Dâs in the neighbourhood of Benares , about 1574 A . D . But learned
Brahmins are still to be seen at Benares , especially during the great Hindu
festivals ...
The celebrated Hindi translation of the Râmâyana is said to have been written by
Tulsi Dâs in the neighbourhood of Benares , about 1574 A . D . But learned
Brahmins are still to be seen at Benares , especially during the great Hindu
festivals ...
Page 76
The Afghans , who in 1194 A . D . burnt the Buddhist monasteries at Sarnath ,
probably laid waste Benares also . Alâuddîn , about 1300 A . D . , is said to have
destroyed a thousand temples . During the tolerant rule of Akbar and of the
earlier ...
The Afghans , who in 1194 A . D . burnt the Buddhist monasteries at Sarnath ,
probably laid waste Benares also . Alâuddîn , about 1300 A . D . , is said to have
destroyed a thousand temples . During the tolerant rule of Akbar and of the
earlier ...
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Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
THE ADVENT OF BUDDHASARNATH AND | 32 |
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| Title | Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion |
| Author | Ernest Binfield Havell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | W. Thacker, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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