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Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion Ernest Binfield Havell. DS 786 H38 1912
PROPERTY OF AC University of Michigan Libraries , CORPUS i. Front Cover.
Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion Ernest Binfield Havell. DS 786 H38 1912
PROPERTY OF AC University of Michigan Libraries , CORPUS i. Front Cover.
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Here a follower of Vishnu has established himself with a shrine containing a
small museum of brass and copper images , odd stones and shells , and symbols
of the deity . Next to him , in front of a small stone RAM GHẬT 147 temple , is one
of ...
Here a follower of Vishnu has established himself with a shrine containing a
small museum of brass and copper images , odd stones and shells , and symbols
of the deity . Next to him , in front of a small stone RAM GHẬT 147 temple , is one
of ...
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finished on the stone terrace in front of the temple , and , being perfectly erect ,
the observer might imagine that the sculptor ' s task was finished . The next day ,
however , a sloping bank of clay is heaped up in front of THE HEAD OF BHÍMA
the ...
finished on the stone terrace in front of the temple , and , being perfectly erect ,
the observer might imagine that the sculptor ' s task was finished . The next day ,
however , a sloping bank of clay is heaped up in front of THE HEAD OF BHÍMA
the ...
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Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
THE ADVENT OF BUDDHASARNATH AND | 32 |
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| Title | Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion |
| Author | Ernest Binfield Havell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | W. Thacker, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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