Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... contains a few re- mains of ancient temples , mostly converted into Mu- hammadan mosques , but in the heart of the city the only vestiges of its former architectural magnificence , besides the ruins of the old Vishweshwar temple which ...
... contains a few re- mains of ancient temples , mostly converted into Mu- hammadan mosques , but in the heart of the city the only vestiges of its former architectural magnificence , besides the ruins of the old Vishweshwar temple which ...
Page 162
... contains are small and nearly all of one type , with very little variation . The cell containing the image or sacred emblem is square , generally with an opening on all four sides , and surmounted by the tall curvilinear and multiform ...
... contains are small and nearly all of one type , with very little variation . The cell containing the image or sacred emblem is square , generally with an opening on all four sides , and surmounted by the tall curvilinear and multiform ...
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... contains within its limits various shrines constituted by Brahminical authority as equal in sanctity to the most sacred places of Hindu pilgrimage , such as Allahabad , where the Jumna joins the Ganges ; Kedarnath , in the Himalayas ...
... contains within its limits various shrines constituted by Brahminical authority as equal in sanctity to the most sacred places of Hindu pilgrimage , such as Allahabad , where the Jumna joins the Ganges ; Kedarnath , in the Himalayas ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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