Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 100
... ceremonies of the house- hold , for sprinkling on holy shrines , or for drinking . It is carried away by pilgrims in sealed jars to their distant homes , for a few drops of the precious liquid on a dying man's lips have all the virtues ...
... ceremonies of the house- hold , for sprinkling on holy shrines , or for drinking . It is carried away by pilgrims in sealed jars to their distant homes , for a few drops of the precious liquid on a dying man's lips have all the virtues ...
Page 119
... ceremonies of the Hindus from the earliest Vedic times . Its wood was used in the making of the drill which produced the sacred fire of Agni , and for various sacrificial vessels . Philo- sophers and holy men in all ages have chosen its ...
... ceremonies of the Hindus from the earliest Vedic times . Its wood was used in the making of the drill which produced the sacred fire of Agni , and for various sacrificial vessels . Philo- sophers and holy men in all ages have chosen its ...
Page 194
... ceremonies of deemed propitious for the deceased relatives , which are believed to help the souls of the departed on ... ceremonies are duly performed to help them on their way to Yama . For the first ten days after death the ceremonies ...
... ceremonies of deemed propitious for the deceased relatives , which are believed to help the souls of the departed on ... ceremonies are duly performed to help them on their way to Yama . For the first ten days after death the ceremonies ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion Ernest Binfield Havell No preview available - 2016 |
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Aghori ancient Annapurna architectural Aryan ascetic Asoka Barna bath bathers Benares Brahmā Brahmanas Brahmin brass British brocades Buddha Buddhist built burning ghāt Calcutta carved caste century ceremonies Chźt Singh copper Dasāsamedh Ghāt Deer-park deity devotees divine doctrines Durgā earth European funeral pyres Ganźsha Ganges ghāt goddess gods Hastings heaven Hinduism Hiuen Thsang holy hymns idol India Indian Ishwara Jain Kālī Kāsis Khandawa Krishna Kshatriya Madhu Das's Gardens Mahābhārata Mahādeva Manikarnika mantras Manu Mogul monasteries mosque Muhammadan northern India palace Panch-kōsi Panchganga Pāndava performed philosophy pilgrimage pilgrims Pitris popular priests Raja Rāma Rāmāyana Ramnagar religion religious representing Rig-Veda rites ritual river sacrifice Sadhus sandhya sannyāsin Sanskrit saris Sarnath sculpture sect Shiva shrines silk Sītā 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