Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... Bhima with his club are modelled in the river mud . The five Pândava brothers are worshipped in temples both in the ... Bhîma , and Arjuna by one wife , and Nakula and Sahadeva by another . They were assisted by Krishna , whose worship ...
... Bhima with his club are modelled in the river mud . The five Pândava brothers are worshipped in temples both in the ... Bhîma , and Arjuna by one wife , and Nakula and Sahadeva by another . They were assisted by Krishna , whose worship ...
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... BHIMA the terrace , and the body and legs of this extraordinary figure begin to appear . The right arm is detached from the ground , and holds a wooden club , Bhima's favourite weapon . A further touch of realism is given by the ...
... BHIMA the terrace , and the body and legs of this extraordinary figure begin to appear . The right arm is detached from the ground , and holds a wooden club , Bhima's favourite weapon . A further touch of realism is given by the ...
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... BHIMA COMPLETED thoroughfares . Tradition says that a noted thief used . to come by this staircase when he wished to bathe in the Ganges unobserved . Close by this ghât is the fragment of a stone column , now worshipped as a lingam ...
... BHIMA COMPLETED thoroughfares . Tradition says that a noted thief used . to come by this staircase when he wished to bathe in the Ganges unobserved . Close by this ghât is the fragment of a stone column , now worshipped as a lingam ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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Aghori ancient Annapurna architectural Aryan ascetic Asoka Barna bath bathers Benares Brahmâ Brahmanas Brahmin brass British brocades Buddha Buddhist built burning ghât Calcutta carved caste century ceremonies Chêt Singh copper Dasâsamedh Ghât Deer-park deity devotees divine doctrines Durgâ earth European funeral pyres Ganêsha Ganges ghât goddess gods Hastings heaven Hinduism Hiuen Thsang holy hymns idol India Indian Ishwara Jain Kâlî Kâsis Khandawa Krishna Kshatriya Madhu Das's Gardens Mahâbhârata Mahâdeva Manikarnika mantras Manu Mogul monasteries mosque Muhammadan northern India palace Panch-kôsi Panchganga Pândava performed philosophy pilgrimage pilgrims Pitris popular priests Raja Râma Râmâyana Ramnagar religion religious representing Rig-Veda rites ritual river sacrifice Sadhus sandhya sannyâsin Sanskrit saris Sarnath sculpture sect Shiva shrines silk Sîtâ Sitala soul spires spiritual stone story stupa Surya Syama symbol tion trees Trimurti Upanishads Vajrasena Vedas Vedic vessels village Vishnu Wazir Ali Wazir Ali's whole women worship Yama Yudhishthira