Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... described as the centre of Aryan culture and religion . The Kāsis , as before mentioned , were at this time in the district of Benares . While the Mahābhārata stirs the imagination with tales of mighty warriors and political strife ...
... described as the centre of Aryan culture and religion . The Kāsis , as before mentioned , were at this time in the district of Benares . While the Mahābhārata stirs the imagination with tales of mighty warriors and political strife ...
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... described , or that every Hindu on the banks of the Ganges takes the high spiritual stand - point of the philosophic Brahmin . Almost every sect and caste of Hinduism are represented among the thousands of worshippers , differing in ...
... described , or that every Hindu on the banks of the Ganges takes the high spiritual stand - point of the philosophic Brahmin . Almost every sect and caste of Hinduism are represented among the thousands of worshippers , differing in ...
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... described , made of stone skilfully carved and of richly - painted wood , containing a brazen statue of Mahādeva , a hundred feet high , grave and majestic , filling the spectator with awe , and seeming as it were indeed alive " . The ...
... described , made of stone skilfully carved and of richly - painted wood , containing a brazen statue of Mahādeva , a hundred feet high , grave and majestic , filling the spectator with awe , and seeming as it were indeed alive " . The ...
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