Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... 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 ; The Life and Times of Sri Sankaracharya , by C. Krishnasami Aiyar ...
... 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 ; The Life and Times of Sri Sankaracharya , by C. Krishnasami Aiyar ...
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... Benares , about 1574 A.D. But learned Brahmins are still to be seen at Benares , especially during the great Hindu festivals , swaying to and fro on the carved chair of a Vyas , or public reader , as they recite the sonorous Sanskrit ...
... Benares , about 1574 A.D. But learned Brahmins are still to be seen at Benares , especially during the great Hindu festivals , swaying to and fro on the carved chair of a Vyas , or public reader , as they recite the sonorous Sanskrit ...
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... Benares also . Alāuddīn , about 1300 A.D. , is said to have de- stroyed a thousand temples . During the tolerant rule of Akbar and of the earlier ... BENARES STREET TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE 79 belonging to Mahādeva , 76 BENARES , THE SACRED CITY.
... Benares also . Alāuddīn , about 1300 A.D. , is said to have de- stroyed a thousand temples . During the tolerant rule of Akbar and of the earlier ... BENARES STREET TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE 79 belonging to Mahādeva , 76 BENARES , THE SACRED CITY.
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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