Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... Italy . Neither do the temples by any means represent , either in constructive design or in ornament , the best that Indian architects have produced . Nearly all are of quite modern date , very few of the more important.
... Italy . Neither do the temples by any means represent , either in constructive design or in ornament , the best that Indian architects have produced . Nearly all are of quite modern date , very few of the more important.
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... Italy or Spain . Clambering up a side staircase , you pass under the Naubat Khâna , where musicians are chant- ing praises of the goddess with strange but not un- pleasing accompaniments . On the right side of the entrance is a fine ...
... Italy or Spain . Clambering up a side staircase , you pass under the Naubat Khâna , where musicians are chant- ing praises of the goddess with strange but not un- pleasing accompaniments . On the right side of the entrance is a fine ...
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... Italian designers on evi- dence which does not bear careful scrutiny . The tomb at Raj Ghât was originally surrounded by a garden , but only the four corner towers of the enclosure now remain . The Moguls usually built their own tombs ...
... Italian designers on evi- dence which does not bear careful scrutiny . The tomb at Raj Ghât was originally surrounded by a garden , but only the four corner towers of the enclosure now remain . The Moguls usually built their own tombs ...
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