Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 74
... carved on every house and shop- front ; quaint paintings of the gods and goddesses , of Râma and Sîtâ , and the great combats of the Mahâ- bhârata , decorate the walls . In every corner where a tree will grow the sacred pippal and ...
... carved on every house and shop- front ; quaint paintings of the gods and goddesses , of Râma and Sîtâ , and the great combats of the Mahâ- bhârata , decorate the walls . In every corner where a tree will grow the sacred pippal and ...
Page 118
... carved stones , some of snakes , twined together like Mercury's caduceus , with the lingam placed between . The wor- ship of snakes , especially as emblems of the Earth Goddess , is one of the most ancient of Indian cults , CHAUKI AND ...
... carved stones , some of snakes , twined together like Mercury's caduceus , with the lingam placed between . The wor- ship of snakes , especially as emblems of the Earth Goddess , is one of the most ancient of Indian cults , CHAUKI AND ...
Page 200
... carved in single blocks of stone , and all of them with the characteristic Hindu sikra or curvilinear spire . Some of them are multiple shrines , that is , carved all over with numerous minute representations of temples , all of the ...
... carved in single blocks of stone , and all of them with the characteristic Hindu sikra or curvilinear spire . Some of them are multiple shrines , that is , carved all over with numerous minute representations of temples , all of the ...
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