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BENARES UNDER BRITISH RULEChết Singh and Warren Hastings — The
murder of Mr . Cherry - Influence of British rule - Benares and Neo - Hinduism -
210 ILLUSTRATIONS Manikarnika Ghât - - - - - - Frontispiece Page.
BENARES UNDER BRITISH RULEChết Singh and Warren Hastings — The
murder of Mr . Cherry - Influence of British rule - Benares and Neo - Hinduism -
210 ILLUSTRATIONS Manikarnika Ghât - - - - - - Frontispiece Page.
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PERIL OF THE BRITISH 213 among Chết Singh ' s followers was intense , and
before any steps could be taken to repair the blunder , large bodies of armed
men crossed the river from the Raja ' s Fort at Ramnagar , surrounded the palace
...
PERIL OF THE BRITISH 213 among Chết Singh ' s followers was intense , and
before any steps could be taken to repair the blunder , large bodies of armed
men crossed the river from the Raja ' s Fort at Ramnagar , surrounded the palace
...
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The city of Benares was placed under a separate magistracy directly controlled
by the Company . Seventeen years after these events , Madhu Das ' s Gardens
had another occupant - - not the British Governor - General , but a deposed
Indian ...
The city of Benares was placed under a separate magistracy directly controlled
by the Company . Seventeen years after these events , Madhu Das ' s Gardens
had another occupant - - not the British Governor - General , but a deposed
Indian ...
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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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