Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... Ganges valley - a clearing in the primeval forest , perhaps first occupied by the Dravidians or Kolarians . There they kept their cattle and cultivated the soil with the help of the conquered aboriginals , whom they called Da- syus ...
... Ganges valley - a clearing in the primeval forest , perhaps first occupied by the Dravidians or Kolarians . There they kept their cattle and cultivated the soil with the help of the conquered aboriginals , whom they called Da- syus ...
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... Ganges for a pleasure excursion . Vajrasena plied her with wine , and when she was quite overcome he smothered her , and held her under the water until he believed her dead . Then he dragged the lifeless body to the steps of the ghâts ...
... Ganges for a pleasure excursion . Vajrasena plied her with wine , and when she was quite overcome he smothered her , and held her under the water until he believed her dead . Then he dragged the lifeless body to the steps of the ghâts ...
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... Ganges ; Kedarnath , in the Himalayas ; or Rames- waram , in the extreme south . The pilgrim , therefore , without the toilsome journeys which the longer dis- tances involve , can obtain all the merit and spiritual benefit he desires by ...
... Ganges ; Kedarnath , in the Himalayas ; or Rames- waram , in the extreme south . The pilgrim , therefore , without the toilsome journeys which the longer dis- tances involve , can obtain all the merit and spiritual benefit he desires by ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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