Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... building fronting this ghât is the oldest of the palaces in Benares , having been built by Man Singh , Raja of Amber , and ancestor of the present Maharaja of Jaipur , about the year 1600 A.D. It was a very fine specimen of the ...
... building fronting this ghât is the oldest of the palaces in Benares , having been built by Man Singh , Raja of Amber , and ancestor of the present Maharaja of Jaipur , about the year 1600 A.D. It was a very fine specimen of the ...
Page 146
... buildings built by the owner , the Raja of Nagpur . Next we get to Ram Ghât , one of the long stretches of the river bank which are not lined with masonry steps . Wherever these occur we shall pro- bably see some of the low - caste dôms ...
... buildings built by the owner , the Raja of Nagpur . Next we get to Ram Ghât , one of the long stretches of the river bank which are not lined with masonry steps . Wherever these occur we shall pro- bably see some of the low - caste dôms ...
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... buildings in Delhi and Agra , ending in the decoration of the Taj Mahal , which has been attributed to Italian designers on evi- dence which does not bear careful scrutiny . The tomb at Raj Ghât was originally surrounded by a garden ...
... buildings in Delhi and Agra , ending in the decoration of the Taj Mahal , which has been attributed to Italian designers on evi- dence which does not bear careful scrutiny . The tomb at Raj Ghât was originally surrounded by a garden ...
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