Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... Mogul Serai , the junction for the East Indian line , how the up - to - date Indian arriving from Calcutta , Bombay , or some other large Anglo- Indian city , will in an incredibly short time divest himself of his European environment ...
... Mogul Serai , the junction for the East Indian line , how the up - to - date Indian arriving from Calcutta , Bombay , or some other large Anglo- Indian city , will in an incredibly short time divest himself of his European environment ...
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... Mogul emperors , the city may have recovered some of the splendour which it had in the palmy days of Hindu rule , but Aurangzîb in the seventeenth century levelled the temples to the ground and caused several mosques to be built with ...
... Mogul emperors , the city may have recovered some of the splendour which it had in the palmy days of Hindu rule , but Aurangzîb in the seventeenth century levelled the temples to the ground and caused several mosques to be built with ...
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... Mogul rule was firmly estab- lished in India , there may have been frequent importa- tions of artisans from the great cities of Persia and Central Asia . Gold and silver brocade was originally made of thin strips of gold or silver woven ...
... Mogul rule was firmly estab- lished in India , there may have been frequent importa- tions of artisans from the great cities of Persia and Central Asia . Gold and silver brocade was originally made of thin strips of gold or silver woven ...
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