Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... called a kalpa , and reckoned at 8,640,000,000 years , destroys the whole of Brahmā's creation and all the gods . For this reason she is represented as trampling on her own husband , Mahākāl , one of the aspects of Shiva . Immediately ...
... called a kalpa , and reckoned at 8,640,000,000 years , destroys the whole of Brahmā's creation and all the gods . For this reason she is represented as trampling on her own husband , Mahākāl , one of the aspects of Shiva . Immediately ...
Page 160
... called gramya deva . The images or symbols of these are placed under a sacred tree outside the villages . Next is the house- hold god , or the god which is regarded by each family as its special protector . Thirdly , the ishta deva ...
... called gramya deva . The images or symbols of these are placed under a sacred tree outside the villages . Next is the house- hold god , or the god which is regarded by each family as its special protector . Thirdly , the ishta deva ...
Page 178
... called Tarāk , which will secure admission into his paradise . Another called Barahan Devi , near Man - Mandil ghāt , is resorted to by those who have swellings in the hands or feet . The temple of Briddhkāl is supposed to have been ...
... called Tarāk , which will secure admission into his paradise . Another called Barahan Devi , near Man - Mandil ghāt , is resorted to by those who have swellings in the hands or feet . The temple of Briddhkāl is supposed to have been ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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