Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 110
... Ganêsha , a grotesque divinity with a fat belly and an elephant's head . He is another son of Shiva , lord of the Ganas , the nine classes of inferior ENETTVERTAE TUMAIN TA TING DASÂSAMEDH GHẤT deities which attend upon IIO BENARES ...
... Ganêsha , a grotesque divinity with a fat belly and an elephant's head . He is another son of Shiva , lord of the Ganas , the nine classes of inferior ENETTVERTAE TUMAIN TA TING DASÂSAMEDH GHẤT deities which attend upon IIO BENARES ...
Page 179
... are very interesting copper or silver masks of Bhaironath sometimes to be found in Benares . An unfinished , but very expressive one , suggestive of an Egyptian mummy , is here illustrated . Ganêsha , the son of Shiva , has many temples.
... are very interesting copper or silver masks of Bhaironath sometimes to be found in Benares . An unfinished , but very expressive one , suggestive of an Egyptian mummy , is here illustrated . Ganêsha , the son of Shiva , has many temples.
Page 180
... Ganêsha's body . The first creature they found was an elephant . So Ganêsha goes to this day with an elephant's head . The same story is given as an explanation why Hindus should not sleep with the head towards the north . This sad ...
... Ganêsha's body . The first creature they found was an elephant . So Ganêsha goes to this day with an elephant's head . The same story is given as an explanation why Hindus should not sleep with the head towards the north . This sad ...
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